I like that idea but I doubt that they have anything which mentions
honesty.  ;-)

BTW - I have called the MS Piracy Line.

Chrissy.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steven Knight" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2004 8:59 AM
Subject: RE: [DUG-Offtopic] Follow Up To Last Post About Software


> If the company has any framework of Policy documents like Best Practice, ISO
> whatever.  You need to establish that it is company policy to be 'honesty'
> and act with 'integrity' in respect of software licencing. 'Best practice'
> buzword, busword. 
> 
> If the framework exists they can hardly not accept this. 
> 
> Then you have the mechanism. You may then have to claim professional
> integrity and refuse to move against the policy. Nothing gets installed
> without an order form for the license. ;-)
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ChrissyR [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Sent: 06 April 2004 4:20 pm
> > To: OffTopic DUG
> > Subject: [DUG-Offtopic] Follow Up To Last Post About Software
> > 
> > 
> > How do you convince a company that they should
> > have legitimately purchased software when they 
> > realise that they can install one copy of the application
> > on all 30 PCs?
> > 
> > One solution is to report them to the seller of the
> > application and get them sued so they learn the hard
> > way but that seems a little hash.  Reason should work
> > but I have, so far, failed to do this.
> > 
> > Chrissy.
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