[Am-info] No justice from Microsoft for the Texas Dept. of Criminal Justice

[John J. Urbaniak]

It seems that these audits are a vehicle to force customers into Microsoft
"Enterprise Agreements."

What are the provisions of these?  For example, do they restrict the customer
from using any other OS?  I bet they do.

John


"Bockhorst, Roland" wrote:

> In these enlightened times one might think that the installed copy of any
> software might contain the encrypted authentication number that was used to
> install the software in the first place.
>
> That authentication number or a computed verification key of that number
> could be obtained. It would thereby prove the authentication number is
> either unique or is the same as on other suspect machines.  That would be
> proof positive that duplicate copies exist. Absent that proof, there is
> scant basis to charge software theft.
>
> Record keeping might most reasonably be the domain of the software vendor.
>
> "You prove I did the crime."
> "No, you prove you didn't."
>
> If you are caught driving on the highway while your driver's license,
> registration and proof of insurance lie on the kitchen table, you can be
> charged with a crime. The charges are often dismissed on proof you had the
> documents all along, but not always.
>
> Is this the same thing?  I think not.
>
> Roland
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sujal Shah [mailto:sshah@psc.progress.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2002 8:43 AM
> To: AM-INFO
> Subject: Re: [Am-info] No justice from Microsoft for the Texas Dept. of
> Criminal Justice
>
> On Wed, 2002-04-17 at 10:26, Joe Barr wrote:
> > http://www.linuxworld.com/site-stories/2002/0415.license.html
>
> Nice article.  The only problem I had was the hypothetical of you as the
> TDCJ's negotiator... cost of litigation when you have no budget for that
> is the prohibitive factor.
>
> Sujal
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