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Re: OS licensing for students
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Andy Voelker)
Tue Jun 7 11:29:01 2011
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Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2011 11:15:12 -0400
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At Western Carolina University we have a Microsoft licensing agreement hat allows students access to Windows 7 Ultimate for free, they just have to pay for the official hologram media. It costs $16.16 at the bookstore after tax. I think the media is only 10 a piece but they increase the price for sticking, etc. Distance students can also order it and have it mailed. Students are limited to two purchases per year. We also provide the latest version of Office for both PC and Mac for free. It is available for either free download or purchase of the official media.
For OS reinstalls, we have a universal disc image with all versions slipstreamed together. As long as they have their sticker and it is readable, we are able to use that. For XP, the license agreement supplies a free upgrade from Home to Pro, so we can always install XP if they have no key. We sometimes use the Magical Jelleybean Keyfinder to take the key off before format, but that isn't always possible. At times when we just can't get the key, we just tell them to go to the bookstore and pay the $16 to get a new license, which is usually an upgrade for them anyway (since it is the ultimate version).
I know how this is implemented, but I don't know much of the background of the agreement. If you would like more info, contact me off list.
-- Andy Voelker
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Western Carolina University
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From: Claudia Servadio-Coyne <ccoyne@COLGATE.EDU<mailto:ccoyne@COLGATE.EDU>>
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Date: Wed, 18 May 2011 13:53:43 -0400
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Subject: OS licensing for students
Does anyone have an OS (Windows or Mac) licensing agreement so that students can receive the OS for free or for a small fee?
If so what are the terms of the agreement?
How do places deal with student machines that need OS's re-installed and the student fails to provide the disks?
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Claudia Servadio-Coyne
Student Technology Manager ITS
Colgate University
phone: (315) 520-8007
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