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Originally posted by RudeDawg:
quote: Originally posted by MagiK:
Not to root for the underdog here...but what authority does M$ have to audit anyone? Are they accusing the schools of illegally using their products? If this is a case where the schools are flagrantly pirating software...then they should be spanked....Im not aware of any legal grounds Microsoft would have to send anyone onto school property...hell its hard enough getting permission for the parents to be on school grounds.
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They are trying Linux on several of their systems in the district, and they are using Macs in a lot of the classrooms. M$ is accusing them of using Windoze on these systems, and therefore is requesting that they purchase licenses for every computer in the district. The blanket license that schools pay for DOES give M$ the right to audit as they see fit. The problem here is that they've requested the internal audit during the busiest time of the year for the district, and not given them enough time to complete it...
Some of the school's officials think that it's a M$ ploy to stop them from using Linux, but now they are thinking of switching over completely... 
[/QUOTE]I see, makes more sense now...sounds to me like the School system needs to hire a better business manager for making those kinds of contracts... A switch to Linux would be coolness though [img]smile.gif[/img]