Re:Corel confirms it has acquired virtualization specialist ...
by jpeloquin on Thursday December 20, 2018 @02:47PM
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For example, Oracle's interpretation of "personal use" in the VirtualBox Personal Use and Evaluation License (which applies to the Extension Pack) changed completely sometime in late 2016 / early 2017, without notice. Compare [1] with [2].
Before: "Personal use is when you install the product on one or more PCs yourself and you make use of it (or even your friend, sister and grandmother). It doesn't matter whether you just use it for fun or run your multi-million euro business with it." [1]
Now: "Personal Use and/or Educational Use expressly exclude any use of the Product for commercial purposes or to operate or run a business, organization, governmental organization, or educational institution." [2]
Oracle does track downloads and will make inquiries if they suspect commercial use.
Before: "Personal use is when you install the product on one or more PCs yourself and you make use of it (or even your friend, sister and grandmother). It doesn't matter whether you just use it for fun or run your multi-million euro business with it." [1]
Now: "Personal Use and/or Educational Use expressly exclude any use of the Product for commercial purposes or to operate or run a business, organization, governmental organization, or educational institution." [2]
Oracle does track downloads and will make inquiries if they suspect commercial use.
[1] https://web.archive.org/web/20161108235524/https://www.virtu... [2] https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Licensing_FAQ