BSA fubar...accuses Uni of distributing MS Office Illegally

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Post #84,891 by Steve Lowe 2/28/03 12:55:44 PM Reply	BSA fubar...accuses Uni of distributing MS Office Illegally From the Inq: [link\|http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=8054\|http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=8054] The BSA accused the University of Muenster, of distributing Office software, and accused the academics of offering "unlicensed copies" of the Microsoft Office suite. But all it had detected was OpenOffice and it was forced into an embarrassing retraction after the University pointed out the SNAFU. In a letter to the Uni, it said its "system" detected the OpenOffice files as Microsoft Office programs. details here: [link\|http://distribution.openoffice.org/servlets/ReadMsg?msgId=581265&listName=dev\|http://distribution....1265&listName=dev] ----- Steve
Post #84,894 by Steven A S 2/28/03 1:44:55 PM Reply	The Microsoft Police... Evidently don't have time to bother with little things like investigating FACTS. You're Guilty until proven innocent! (Unless you're Microsoft, then you're always innocent) [image\|http://www.aaxnet.com/images/warn1.gif\|\|\|\|] ~~~)-Steven---- "I want you to remember that no bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country..." General George S. Patton
Post #84,939 by bbronson 2/28/03 4:31:28 PM Reply	So per BSA, 'All your programs are belong to M$'
Post #84,965 by Ashton 2/28/03 7:33:35 PM Reply	NewsWonk LRPD:_____ We bought the office.

BSA fubar...accuses Uni of distributing MS Office Illegally - (Steve Lowe) - (3) - Feb. 28, 2003, 12:55:44 PM EST

The Microsoft Police... - (Steven A S) - Feb. 28, 2003, 01:44:55 PM EST

So per BSA, 'All your programs are belong to M$' -NT - (bbronson) - Feb. 28, 2003, 04:31:28 PM EST

NewsWonk LRPD:_____ We bought the office. -NT - (Ashton) - Feb. 28, 2003, 07:33:35 PM EST

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