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 Software Licensing
Purchasing Software Licenses (or legal permission
to use software):
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It is important that you actually
own permission to use the software that you install,
or have installed, on your computer. With software licensing
programs, such as our Campus 'Microsoft Select,' the cost can be
extremely low to install an operating system (such as Windows 2000
Professional) and an Office Suite of programs (such as Office 2000
Professional). Licenses, or permission to legally use these
products, can be purchased through the normal college purchasing
channels. An invoice or copy of the purchase order should be
maintained in your records as proof of license. Also, please retain
any original CD's and books that come with a newly purchased
computer. Computing and Network Services (CNS) will not install or
support software for which proof of proper licensing cannot be
provided.
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Remember: It is not legally
acceptable to simply borrow someone's disk and install software
without first purchasing the permission (license) to do so.
The cost is less than you might think. Simply possessing or
purchasing a software CD does not automatically give you permission
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