Macbook OS Leopard to Macbook pro

I just bought a used macbook pro and I wanted to reformat it.. my friend has an unused Macbook OS Leopard Install CD that came from Macbook when she bought it.. is it safe to use her Macbook OS in order to reformat my Macbook Pro? Are they the same? or compatible?

so that will not work? are they completely different? in what way?
sorry this is my first time using mac.. and i just bought it for a really cheap price.. and still trying to get used to it.

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    Jun 26 10:31:07 localhost kernel[0]: 5.10.91.21
    Jun 26 10:31:07 localhost kernel[0]: FireWire (OHCI) Lucent ID 5901 built-in now active, GUID 0025bcfffee5710e; max speed s800.
    Jun 26 10:31:07 localhost kernel[0]: Got boot device = IOService:/AppleACPIPlatformExpert/PCI0@0/AppleACPIPCI/SATA@B/AppleMCP79AHCI/PR T0@0/IOAHCIDevice@0/AppleAHCIDiskDriver/IOAHCIBlockStorageDevice/IOBlockStorageD river/ST9500420AS Media/IOGUIDPartitionScheme/Untitled@3
    Jun 26 10:31:07 localhost kernel[0]: BSD root: disk0s3, major 14, minor 3
    Jun 26 10:31:07 localhost kernel[0]: jnl: unknown-dev: replay_journal: from: 2878464 to: 2969088 (joffset 0x4b7000)
    Jun 26 10:31:07 localhost kernel[0]: jnl: unknown-dev: journal replay done.
    Jun 26 10:31:07 localhost kernel[0]: [HCIController][configurePM] power parent ready after 1 tries
    Jun 26 10:31:07 localhost kernel[0]: Jettisoning kernel linker.
    Jun 26 10:31:07 localhost kernel[0]: Resetting IOCatalogue.
    Jun 26 10:31:07 localhost kernel[0]: GFX0: family specific matching fails
    Jun 26 10:31:07 localhost kernel[0]: IGPU: family specific matching fails
    Jun 26 10:31:07 localhost kernel[0]: Matching service count = 2
    Jun 26 10:31:07 localhost kernel[0]: Matching service count = 4
    Jun 26 10:31:07: --- last message repeated 4 times ---
    Jun 26 10:31:07 localhost kernel[0]: Matching service count = 5
    Jun 26 10:31:07 localhost kernel[0]: NVDANV50HAL loaded and registered.
    Jun 26 10:31:07 localhost kernel[0]: IGPU: family specific matching fails
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    Jun 26 10:31:07 localhost kernel[0]: AppleTyMCEDriver::probe fails
    Jun 26 10:31:07 localhost kernel[0]: GFX0: family specific matching fails
    Jun 26 10:31:07 localhost kernel[0]: AGC: 2.8.15, HW version=1.8.8, flags:0, features:1
    Jun 26 10:31:07 localhost kernel[0]: GFX0: family specific matching fails
    Jun 26 10:31:07 localhost kernel[0]: IGPU: family specific matching fails
    Jun 26 10:31:07 localhost kernel[0]: GFX0: family specific matching fails
    Jun 26 10:31:07 localhost kernel[0]: IGPU: family specific matching fails
    Jun 26 10:31:07 localhost kernel[0]: Matching service count = 0
    Jun 26 10:31:09 localhost kernel[0]: AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement: initialization complete
    Jun 26 10:31:11 localhost bootlog[36]: BOOT_TIME: 1340731864 0
    Jun 26 10:31:11 localhost rpc.statd[18]: statd.notify - no notifications needed
    Jun 26 10:31:11 localhost DirectoryService[32]: Launched version 5.7 (v514.25)
    Jun 26 10:31:11 localhost /System/Library/CoreServices/loginwindow.app/Contents/MacOS/loginwindow[23]: Login Window Application Started -- Threaded auth
    Jun 26 10:31:12 localhost fseventsd[27]: bumping event counter to: 0x25d156 (current 0x0) from log file '000000000025c40a'
    Jun 26 10:31:13 localhost kernel[0]: NVEthernet: Ethernet address 00:25:bc:e5:71:0e
    Jun 26 10:31:13 localhost kernel[0]: AirPort_Brcm43xx: Ethernet address 00:26:08:e3:43:79
    Jun 26 10:31:13 localhost blued[45]: Apple Bluetooth daemon started.
    Jun 26 10:31:14 localhost mDNSResponder mDNSResponder-176.3 (Nov  3 2008 16:52:57)[22]: starting
    Jun 26 10:31:14 localhost com.apple.usbmuxd[15]: usbmuxd-268.5 on Apr  5 2012 at 15:33:48, running 32 bit
    Jun 26 10:31:15 localhost kernel[0]: NVEthernet::setLinkStatus - Valid but not Active
    Jun 26 10:31:15 localhost kernel[0]: NVEthernet::mediaChanged - Link is down
    Jun 26 10:31:15 localhost kernel[0]: NVEthernet::setLinkStatus - Valid but not Active
    Jun 26 10:31:15 localhost kernel[0]: AirPort: Link Down on en1
    Jun 26 10:31:15 localhost kernel[0]: jnl: disk0s2: replay_journal: from: 9485824 to: 9519104 (joffset 0x9d9000)
    Jun 26 10:31:15 localhost /usr/sbin/ocspd[68]: starting
    Jun 26 10:31:15 christine-cowens-macbook-pro configd[34]: setting hostname to "christine-cowens-macbook-pro.local"
    Jun 26 10:31:16 christine-cowens-macbook-pro kernel[0]: jnl: disk0s2: journal replay done.
    Jun 26 10:31:17 christine-cowens-macbook-pro kernel[0]: en1: 802.11d country code set to 'CN'.
    Jun 26 10:31:17 christine-cowens-macbook-pro kernel[0]: en1: Supported channels 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 149 153 157 161 165 153 161 149 157
    Jun 26 10:31:19 christine-cowens-macbook-pro org.ntp.ntpd[14]: Error : nodename nor servname provided, or not known
    Jun 26 10:31:19 christine-cowens-macbook-pro ntpdate[72]: can't find host time.apple.com
    Jun 26 10:31:19 christine-cowens-macbook-pro ntpdate[72]: no servers can be used, exiting
    Jun 26 10:31:20 christine-cowens-macbook-pro kernel[0]: Auth result for: c8:3a:35:56:9b:80 MAC AUTH succeeded
    Jun 26 10:31:20 christine-cowens-macbook-pro kernel[0]: AirPort: Link Up on en1
    Jun 26 10:31:21 christine-cowens-macbook-pro kextd[10]: writing kernel link data to /var/run/mach.sym
    Jun 26 10:31:25 christine-cowens-macbook-pro loginwindow[23]: Login Window Started Security Agent
    Jun 26 10:31:25 christine-cowens-macbook-pro authorizationhost[85]: MechanismInvoke 0x129e00 retainCount 2
    Jun 26 10:31:25 christine-cowens-macbook-pro SecurityAgent[86]: MechanismInvoke 0x1015f0 retainCount 1
    Jun 26 10:31:25 christine-cowens-macbook-pro loginwindow[23]: Login Window - Returned from Security Agent
    Jun 26 10:31:25 christine-cowens-macbook-pro SecurityAgent[86]: MechanismDestroy 0x1015f0 retainCount 1
    Jun 26 10:31:25 christine-cowens-macbook-pro authorizationhost[85]: MechanismDestroy 0x129e00 retainCount 2
    Jun 26 10:31:25 christine-cowens-macbook-pro loginwindow[23]: USER_PROCESS: 23 console
    Jun 26 10:31:25 christine-cowens-macbook-pro com.apple.launchd[1] (com.apple.UserEventAgent-LoginWindow[82]): Exited: Terminated
    Jun 26 10:31:25 christine-cowens-macbook-pro com.apple.launchd[76] (com.apple.AirPortBaseStationAgent): Unknown key for boolean: EnableTransactions
    Jun 26 10:31:25 christine-cowens-macbook-pro com.apple.launchd[76] (org.x.startx): Unknown key for boolean: EnableTransactions
    Jun 26 10:31:26 christine-cowens-macbook-pro /System/Library/CoreServices/coreservicesd[43]: SFLSharePointsEntry::CreateDSRecord: dsCreateRecordAndOpen(Christine Cowen's Public Folder) returned -14135

    Might have a hardware issue that was caused by the minor liquid spill.
    Take it to Apple to have them look at it.  I think they do a free diagnostics.  That way you can find out what's wrong with your MB.
    Good luck....Hope you get it sorted out.

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