[SunRescue] [OT] Dealing with the BSA?

Dan Lane rescue at sunhelp.org
Mon Feb 19 12:52:04 CST 2001


usually they are acting on a tip-off... there is a hefty reward offered in
this country :(

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Dan Lane (d at x11.net)

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ed at the7thbeer.com sent the following on Mon, 19 Feb 2001...

> 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.
>
> ===============================
> Ed Mitchell (ed<-at->the7thbeer.com)
> Finger for PGP public key
> ===============================
> This boxen's uptime stats....
>   7:52pm  up 2 day(s),  2:54,  1 user,  load average: 0.38, 0.09, 0.04
>
>
> 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)
> >
> > Web: http://www.logicbomb.net
> > PGP Key: http://www.logicbomb.net/pgpkey
> >
> >
> >
> > 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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