Is there a way to move system software to another machine?

[sgould]

I suspect that it could be a breach of some EULA but I have to ask...

I bought a MacMini that came with 10.5 installed. Later I bought a MacBook with 10.5 installed. So I own two 10.5 licences.

I have bought a family pack of Snow Leopard to upgrade these two machines. So I also own a licence for 10.6 for these machines.

Is there any way to transfer one of the now unused 10.5 licences, and software, to my wife's G4 iBook that is currently running 10.4?

I expect that the 10.5 installed on both of the current machines will be stripped to Intel only and not transferrable, even if allowed.

Failing all that, is there anywhere in UK/Europe selling the old 10.5 retail discs cheaply? All i've found is still at full price.

 

[djackmac]

I bought a MacMini that came with 10.5 installed. Later I bought a MacBook with 10.5 installed. So I own two 10.5 licences.

Is there any way to transfer one of the now unused 10.5 licences, and software, to my wife's G4 iBook that is currently running 10.4?

You need a retail version of 10.5 to be able to install 10.5 on the ibook, and since both your 10.5 licenses came with your other two machines they are machine specific and won't install on the ibook even if you tried. Its going to be difficult to find a "cheap" legit version of 10.5 because since 10.6 has been released Apple is no longer producing 10.5 disks so the prices will soon if not already be through the roof.