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This is a legal agreement("Agreement") between you (either
an individual or an entity), the end user ("Recipient"), and
Microsoft Corporation ("Microsoft"). BY
INSTALLING, COPYING OR OTHERWISE USING THE
PRODUCT (AS DEFINED BELOW), YOU AGREE TO BE
BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT. IF YOU
DO NOT AGREE TO THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT,
DO NOT INSTALL, COPY OR USE THE PRODUCT.
MICROSOFT LICENSE AGREEMENT for Microsoft Windows 2000
Advanced Server Pre-Release Code
1. GRANT OF LICENSE.
(a) Solely for internal testing, Microsoft grants Recipient
a limited, non-exclusive, non-assignable nontransferable,
royalty-free license to: (i) install and use two (2) copies
of the server software component of the software
accompanying this agreement (the "Product") on computer's
residing on Recipient's premises (a computer running the
server software component of the Product shall be referred
to as the "Server"), and (ii) install and use an unlimited
number of copies of the client software components of the
Product (including any profiles created using the Product),
on client computers residing on Recipient's premises and
connected to a Server. All other rights are reserved to
Microsoft. Recipient shall not rent, lease, sell,
sublicense, assign, or otherwise transfer the Product or any
accompanying printed materials ("Documentation"). Recipient
may not reverse engineer or decompile the Product, except to
the extent that local law expressly prohibits the foregoing
restriction. Recipient may not use the Product in a live
operating environment where it may be relied upon to perform
in the same manner as a commercially released product or
with data that has not been sufficiently backed up.
Recipient may not use the Product for benchmark or
performance testing. Microsoft and its suppliers shall
retain title and all ownership rights to the Product, and
this Agreement shall not be construed in any manner as
transferring any rights of ownership or license to the
Product or to the features or information therein, except as
specifically stated herein.
(b) At Microsoft's request, Recipient agrees to provide
reasonable feedback to Microsoft, including but not limited
to usability, bug reports and test results, with respect to
the testing of the Product. In addition, if requested by
Microsoft, Recipient will use reasonable efforts to review
and comment on all documentation supplied. All bug reports,
test results and other feedback made by Recipient shall be
the property of Microsoft and may be used by Microsoft for
any purpose it sees fit. Due to the nature of the
development work, Microsoft is not certain if errors or
discrepancies in the Product may be corrected.
(c) Recipient's use of the Product shall take place
solely at Recipient's site. Recipient may not demonstrate or
show the Product to third parties without the express written
permission of Microsoft.
(d) The Product may contain Windows NetMeeting,
technology that enables applications to be shared between two
or more computers, even if an application is installed on
only one of the computers. Recipient may use this technology
(as permitted in Section 1(a) above), with all Microsoft
application products for multi-party conferences. For
non-Microsoft applications, Recipient should consult the
accompanying license agreement or contact the licensor to
determine whether application sharing is permitted by the
licensor.
Note Regarding Windows 95 and Windows 98 Client Software.
The Product may include Windows 95 and Windows 98 client
software. This Agreement does not give you any rights to
install or use copies of the Windows 95 or Windows 98
operating systems. You must purchase a separate license to
acquire such rights.
2. TERM OF AGREEMENT. The term of this Agreement shall
commence upon Recipient's copying, installing or using the
Product and shall continue unless terminated by Microsoft in
writing at any time, with or without cause. This Agreement
will terminate without notice upon the commercial release of
the Product. Upon the termination of this Agreement,
Recipient shall cease use of the Product and, upon request,
shall promptly return to Microsoft, or certify destruction
of, all full or partial copies of the Product and related
materials provided by Microsoft.
3. SUPPORT. Microsoft is not obligated to provide technical
or other support for the Product. However, limited technical
support ("Support Services"), if noted in the materials
provided to Recipient by Microsoft, may be available. Use of
any such Support Services is governed by the Microsoft
policies and programs described in "online" documentation,
and/or in other Microsoft-provided materials. Any
supplemental software code provided to Recipient as part of
the Support Services shall be considered part of the Product
and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
With respect to technical information Recipient provides to
Microsoft as part of the Support Services, Microsoft may use
such information for its business purposes, including for
product support and development. Microsoft will not utilize
such technical information in a form that personally
identifies Recipient. Such limited Support Services may not
be available in all countries outside the United States and
will be discontinued once the Product is commercially
released.
4. MAINTENANCE. Microsoft is not obligated to provide
maintenance, technical support, or updates to Recipient for
Product licensed under this Agreement. In no event shall
Microsoft be obligated to provide Recipient, free of charge,
a copy of the commercial release version of the Product in
connection with Recipient's participation in the testing
program. Microsoft is not obligated to make the Product
commercially available.
5. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES. To the maximum extent
permitted by applicable law, Microsoft and its suppliers
provide the Product and any (if any) Support Services AS
IS AND WITH ALL FAULTS, and hereby disclaim all warranties
and conditions, either express, implied or statutory,
including, but not limited to, any (if any) implied warranties
or conditions of merchantability, of fitness for a particular
purpose, of lack of viruses, of accuracy or completeness of
responses, of results, and of lack of negligence or lack of
workmanlike effort, all with regard to the Product, and the
provision of or failure to provide Support Services. ALSO,
THERE IS NO WARRANTY OR CONDITION OF TITLE,
QUIET ENJOYMENT, QUIET POSSESSION,
CORRESPONDENCE TO DESCRIPTION OR
NON-INFRINGEMENT, WITH REGARD TO THE PRODUCT.
THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY OF OR
ARISING OUT OF USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THE
PRODUCT AND SUPPORT SERVICES, IF ANY, REMAINS
WITH YOU.
6. EXCLUSION OF INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL AND
CERTAIN OTHER DAMAGES. To the maximum extent
permitted by applicable law, in no event shall Microsoft
or its suppliers be liable for any special, incidental,
indirect, or consequential damages whatsoever (including,
but not limited to, damages for loss of profits or
confidential or other information, for business interruption,
for personal injury, for loss of privacy, for failure to
meet any duty including of good faith or of reasonable care,
for negligence, and for any other pecuniary or other loss
whatsoever) arising out of or in any way related to the use
of or inability to use the Product, the provision of or
failure to provide Support Services, or otherwise under or
in connection with any provision of Agreement, even in the
event of the fault, tort (including negligence), strict
liability, breach of contract or breach of warranty of
Microsoft or any supplier, and even if Microsoft or any
supplier has been advised of the possibility of such damages.
7. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY AND REMEDIES.
Notwithstanding any damages that you might incur for any
reason whatsoever (including, without limitation, all damages
referenced above and all direct or general damages), the
entire liability of Microsoft and any of its suppliers under
any provision of this Agreement and your exclusive remedy for
all of the foregoing shall be limited to the greater of the
amount actually paid by you for the Product or U.S.$5.00. The
foregoing limitations, exclusions and disclaimers shall
apply to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law,
even if any remedy fails its essential purpose.
8. GOVERNING LAW; ATTORNEYS' FEES. This
Agreement shall be construed and controlled by the laws of
the State of Washington, and Recipient consents to the
jurisdiction and venue in the federal courts sitting in
King County, Washington, unless no federal subject matter
jurisdiction exists, in which case Recipient consents to the
jurisdiction and venue in the Superior Court of King County,
Washington. Recipient waives all defenses of lack of personal
jurisdiction and forum nonconveniens. Process may be served
on either party in the manner authorized by applicable law
or court rule. If either Microsoft or Recipient employs
attorneys to enforce any rights arising out of or relating
to this Agreement, the prevailing party shall be entitled to
recover reasonable attorneys' fees.
9. U.S. GOVERNMENT RESTRICTED RIGHTS. The
Product and Documentation provided to the U.S. Government
pursuant to solicitations issued on or after December 1,
1995 is provided with the commercial rights and restrictions
described elsewhere herein. Product and Documentation
provided to the U.S. Government pursuant to solicitations
issued prior to December 1, 1995 is provided with RESTRICTED
RIGHTS as provided for in FAR, 48 CFR 52.227-14 (JUNE 1987)
or FAR, 48 CFR 252.227-7013 (OCT 1988), as applicable.
10. EXPORT RESTRICTIONS. Recipient agrees that
Recipient will not export or re-export the Product or
Documentation to any country, person or entity subject to
U.S. export restrictions. Recipient specifically agrees not
to export or re-export the Product or Documentation (i) to
any country to which the U. S. has embargoes or restricted
the export of goods or services which currently include but
are not necessarily limited to Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Libya, North
Korea, Sudan and Syria, or to any national of any such country,
wherever located, who intends to transmit or transport the
Product or Documentation back to such country; (ii) to any
person or entity who Recipient knows or has reason to know
will utilize the Product and Documentation in the design,
development or production of nuclear chemical or biological
weapons; or (iii) to any person or entity who has been
prohibited from participating in U.S. export transactions by
any federal agency of the U.S. government.
Should you have any questions concerning this Agreement, or
if you desire to contact Microsoft for any reason, please
write: Microsoft Corporation, WWPG Beta Team, One Microsoft
Way, Redmond, WA 98052-6399.