On Sun, Mar 13, 2005 at 09:59:03PM +0100, Nils Holland wrote: > On Sun, 2005-03-13 at 18:19 +0000, a a wrote: > > Sean: > > > > > If you are expected to pay for a product (you must purchase nero6 to download linuxnero) on Linux, you expect support at least, if not a nice system/interface. > > > > Nero are not expecting people to buy a windows license so they can > > obtain a linux version. > > Actually, it's like this: When you buy Nero online, you get a serial > number you can use to unlock your copy of Nero (which is available as > try-before-you-buy" software that works for a certain period of time). > If you buy Nero in a box, you get a CD with the try-before-you-buy > version, along with a printed serial number that you can use to unlock > it. > > So, what Nero (previously Ahead Software) is doing here is this: They > say that you can use your Nero 6 serial number in both the Linux and the > Windows version, and you are allowed to use *both*. That is, if you > already have a Nero 6 serial (either by buying from Ahead online or by > buying the box), you can just go ahead and use that serial with the > Linux version. If you don't have the Windows version but only the Linux > version, just go to their website and "buy" Nero 6, which will result in > a serial number being issued to you that you can use without ever having > to download the Windows version. > > So actually, one can say that this is a rather nice policy: You can > either buy (a serial number for) the Linux version, or - if you already > have Nero on Windows - Ahead is so kind that it lets you use your > existing serial on Linux. No need to pay again. > > Now, this was only for clarification purposes. Personally, I don't think > I need Nero Linux, because I'm happy with cdrecord and k3b. However, > saying that you have to buy the Windows version to get the Linux version > is - like A A said - not really correct. > > Greetings, > Nils Sorry if I was unclear, the point I was making was that you are paying for the software & it is not being supported, I am aware of the payment methods, but I do not think it matters. I wouldn't class this as a 'flame war' or otherwise, just a discussion :) > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. > MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their support. > -- -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their support.
