[SunRescue] [OT] Dealing with the BSA?

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That makes no sense.  What legal action can they threaten?  They haven't
been allowed in, so they don't have evidence of misuse of commercial
software.  What the heck are they going to say? "We think you have warez.
Let us in or else we sue you for <...>"?

Like I said.  I can hardly wait.  

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On Mon, 19 Feb 2001, Dan Lane wrote:

> 
> House no... company yes!
> 
> Actually you have to give them permission and then they come in, but if
> you don't give them permission they threaten legal action... don't know of
> anyone who has refused them entry yet!
> 
> -- 
> Dan Lane (d at x11.net)
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> 
> Bill Bradford sent the following on Mon, 19 Feb 2001...
> 
> > Do you even have to put up with them?  I dont think they have the legal
> > right to come into my house and start poking around on my machines....
> >
> > BIll
> >
> > On Mon, Feb 19, 2001 at 09:01:38AM -0600, Mike Hebel wrote:
> > > Has anyone on this list dealt with the BSA?
> > >
> > > We've been getting letters from them concerning the "Truce" in our area
> > > (Chicago-land) until Feb 28th.
> > >
> > > We're pretty much legal on everything but I have to make certain of that
> > > this week.  (I'm running their network scanning software tonight at work
> > > with the router unplugged because I don't trust them.  I personally consider
> > > them Microsoft funded goons with too much intimidation power.  The last
> > > thing I need their software to do is upload some crap info to them that is
> > > incorrect because of the network structure or something.)
> > >
> > > I'm looking for what kind of people I'm dealing with here.
> > >
> > > Are they going to care about Sun software of any type?
> > >
> > > What about network installs that you have enough licenses for?  How picky
> > > are they?
> > >
> > > Anybody dealt with them?
> > >
> > > Mike Hebel
> > >
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