licensing

davyboi · 21-05-2007, 12:40 PM

i was just wondering, all the money we spend to make sure we have enought licenses for software etc, making sure a programme hasnt been installed on too meany machines

has anyone ever had some one come into their school to check up on them??

_Bat_ · 21-05-2007, 01:00 PM

I know it HAS happened, but I too would like to hear stories from people first hand. Who has had them come to check and HOW do they check (I know it takes ME for forever to manually audit my networks, let alone THEM).

What do they do if they discover unpaid for software on the network (or software for which we have no evidence of having bought i.e. lost paperwork for licenses)?

simongrahamuk · 21-05-2007, 01:12 PM

FAST came here once, but they we're just trying to sell us a course to make sure that we knew we needed licences!

_Bat_ · 21-05-2007, 03:08 PM

Guess FAST don't get out and about as often as they try and make out

.

I assume they only act on tip offs anyway?

Geoff · 21-05-2007, 03:38 PM

There's a reasonably infamous case involving 'Ernie Ball', the guitar string maker. Mostly because of it's pro open source outcome.

http://news.com.com/2008-1082_3-5065859.html

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21-05-2007, 12:40 PM	#1
davyboi Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Barnsley south yorkshire Posts: 136 Thanks: 0 Thanked 9 Times in 2 Posts Rep Power: 5	licensing i was just wondering, all the money we spend to make sure we have enought licenses for software etc, making sure a programme hasnt been installed on too meany machines has anyone ever had some one come into their school to check up on them??

21-05-2007, 01:00 PM	#2
_Bat_ Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 1,135 Thanks: 2 Thanked 8 Times in 4 Posts Rep Power: 9	Re: licensing I know it HAS happened, but I too would like to hear stories from people first hand. Who has had them come to check and HOW do they check (I know it takes ME for forever to manually audit my networks, let alone THEM). What do they do if they discover unpaid for software on the network (or software for which we have no evidence of having bought i.e. lost paperwork for licenses)?

21-05-2007, 01:12 PM	#3
simongrahamuk Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Durham, UK Posts: 172 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts Rep Power: 6	Re: licensing FAST came here once, but they we're just trying to sell us a course to make sure that we knew we needed licences!

21-05-2007, 03:08 PM	#4
_Bat_ Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 1,135 Thanks: 2 Thanked 8 Times in 4 Posts Rep Power: 9	Re: licensing Guess FAST don't get out and about as often as they try and make out . I assume they only act on tip offs anyway?

21-05-2007, 03:38 PM	#5
Geoff Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Fylde, Lancs, UK. Posts: 9,932 Thanks: 42 Thanked 230 Times in 209 Posts Blog Entries: 1 Rep Power: 67	Re: licensing There's a reasonably infamous case involving 'Ernie Ball', the guitar string maker. Mostly because of it's pro open source outcome. http://news.com.com/2008-1082_3-5065859.html

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