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Re: [PLUG] Interesting thread on SEUL-EDU mailing list...
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On 24 Apr 2002 at 11:25, Noah silva wrote:
> It's obvious that the goal of MS here is to get the schools to pay for
> a copy of windows on every PC, wether is is used or not, in the hopes
> that it will foster an attitude of "well we paid for it, we may as
> well use it, instead of fussing with this 'linux' junk"... just like
> the contracts with the PC makers, where they have to pay for windows
> on each PC, installed or not.
>
> I don't see why a school would go along with this though, I don't see
> that MS has any power to force an audit, and even if they did, what
> does the school have to hide? Even if they have some unlicensed
> copies, it would still be less than the total number of computers if
> they are using other OSs elsewhere.
They might be able to force an audit via the BSA. I worked for a
place once that got sued by the BSA for license violations; it was a
long, extended, extremely agrravating 2.5 yrs ...
IIRC, the BSA's charges are/were 3x *retail* list price (not upgrade
price) of each of the unlicensed copies of software. So, for
example, if you had 3 unlicensed copies of MS Office XP Pro, you'd
pay 9 x $579 for those 3 copies. Trust me, that can add up quickly
...
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