[Asterisk-Users] Cisco 7960 SIP Images

[Chris Lee]

Brian Cuthie wrote:
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>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: asterisk-users-admin at lists.digium.com 
>>[mailto:asterisk-users-admin at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of 
>>Roderick Montgomery
>>Sent: Monday, March 29, 2004 4:15 PM
>>To: asterisk-users at lists.digium.com
>>Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] Cisco 7960 SIP Images
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>>###
>>### Hardware != Software
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>>Cisco IOS Software, phone firmware, etc. is normally bundled 
>>with hardware at the time of purchase, because, frankly, the 
>>hardware isn't really of much use without software. You may 
>>resell the hardware (which, looking at eBay, happens 
>>frequently), but the software license DOES NOT transfer from 
>>one end user to another. There are only a few exceptions to 
>>this rule, such as for business affiliates, mergers, 
>>acquisitions, lease buyouts, and outsourcing arrangements.
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> Frankly, this is a horrible policy. It's designed to eliminate the market
> for used gear so that vendors can force people to buy new equipment.
> Frankly, anyone with this business model should be ashamed. And anyone
> buying equipment under such circumstances should beware. The assets they
> think they're purchasing today have substantially less value than they think
> since they can't effectively resell them when they're no longer needed.
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> -brian
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I think it is time to start a Linux on Cisco hardware project, if one 
does not already exist.