RE: [seul-edu] MS targeting schools for software audits...

["Downes, Stephen" <Stephen.Downes@nrc.ca>]

 > On 22-04-2002 at 15:21 Ed Lawson wrote:

 > >paul melo wrote:

 > >>On Monday 22 April 2002 11:11, you wrote:
 > >>"......even those running Linux or Mac OS."
 > >>Could someone explain this part to me?
 > >>How could they say MS licenses be "required" if running Linux?
 > >>Appears to be absurd.

 > >They can offer any package/requirements they want.  The rationale
 > >no doubt is that it eliminates any potential dispute over
 > whether or not
 > >sufficient licenses exist.  Of course it tends to make
 > people run their
 > >software too.


Could somebody document this with an online reference or source? I'd 
like to link to the item in my newsletter, but for obvious reasons, 
some comments in a mailing list won't do the trick...

-- Stephen

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