Re: [school-discuss] Microsoft license enforcement

[William Abernathy <william@inch.com>]

chip wrote:

> I don't think M$ will target schools, at least yet.  I *know* inside my 
> school that there are many possible violations of licenses, but the 
> possible Political and Public Opinion outcry if M$ regularly attacked 
> public schools, is enough to keep them from doing so at this time.  

> 
> I think they have a much better plan of attacking somthing like the Texas 
> DoJ, because it might not be seen in the public eye as attacking a person 
> who is unable to pay or innocent.  However, the day will come when M$ 
> does crack down on schools, but I don't think that will happen for at 
> least a year or two..


No, not for a year or two, if you start counting three years ago.

http://salon.com/tech/feature/2001/07/10/microsoft_school/index.html


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Doug Loss <drloss@suscom.net>
> To: schoolforge-discuss@schoolforge.net, seul-edu@seul.org
> Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2002 12:10:37 -0400
> Subject: [school-discuss] Microsoft license enforcement
> 
> 
>>This isn't specifically Linux or education related, but I think it's
>>important enough to schools that are using Microsoft software that
>>everyone should be made aware of it:
>>
>>http://www.linuxworld.com/site-stories/2002/0415.license.html
>>