Wow. Not only did I receive a response from Mark of Sysinternals, I received a secondary clarification email. Although I will have to disagree with Mark on one point, I do have to admit I was wrong about the previous license.
Sometime, around February of this year, Sysinternals changed their license from a "free to use, anytime, anywhere" to a "free to use for personal use and personally owned machines only" - which is pretty restrictive. Although Mark stated that the Microsoft license is less restrictive, I'll have to respectfully disagree: the Microsoft license FAQ states clearly that you can only use the utilities on computers you personally own. (Still a no-use policy inside any organization. Mark stated that this was permissible, but as the Microsoft license stands, I don't think it is.)
I guess I can only recommend use of those utilities - but not actually use them on someone else's machine. Phooey.
Sunday, November 12, 2006
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