On Fri, Apr 25, 2008 at 09:26:06AM -0700, Doug LaRue wrote: > Regarding issues trying to get Linux in our local school and library systems > and why > we may have been met with opposition to the idea: > > "The director of the libraries I've working on, has been told that installing > Linux will > result in BSA audit. We did, nothing happened, obviously, but all the other > libraries > are still using Windows servers." > > I've read of the BSA going after some school districts around the country a > few > years > ago and when some where pushed to a complete swap to Linux and those systems > demo'ed to others, Microsoft called off the BSA. > > It's always good to know what one might be up against and how to counter it.
How about tell the BSA auditors^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^Hthugs "No, thank you, we aren't interested" and closing the door in their face? They aren't a government agency. They cannot compel you to do anything. And on what basis are they going to get law enforcement to get a warrant to force an entry? Then again, in the 21st century, I have no doubt that little nuances like private property and individual liberty cannot stand between the behemoth of government and the entities that have bought representation in that government... -- *********************************************************************** * John Oliver http://www.john-oliver.net/ * * * *********************************************************************** -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
