@Jack,
> Works really well for thieves....
Nice attempt to deflect the argument by tossing in a point that's totally irrelevant, even it were...
Make that 13 people now - I got refused today at Manchester airport.
I thought I was up to date on this legislation - I knew of the EU ruling from...
Don't forget to check out apps like GoodReader or SlideShark either, they're indispensible for people on the go in presentation situations. Best...
Well it seems there is something a number of us agree on. Why is the Ubuntu Unity launcher so ugly?
I thought perhaps it was something to do with...
Duplicate comments are not made intentionally. Its very good to know that now you are keeping check on this problem because sometimes a commenter...
"the very significant number of users" and "many (most) of us" - you have no evidence for these statements. It is a fact that most users are saying...
Another grammar faux pas is the improper use of "you". When sitting down down in a restaurant, for example, I get cringe when the waitress...
And NOW, folks, for Canonical's next trick...
Kubuntu is late.
Here's a pencil. Draw your own conclusions.
cf.:...
@kevinmchapman. The discussion here reflects the very significant number of users who really do like the traditional menu system and who wish to...
Er, no... It is an efficient means of finding the application/file/setting you need in one place. The icons are a simply a fallback for when you...
Isn't the provision of a text based search an admission by the developers that the mass of icons approach does not work? I don't need to use a...
"Unity and GNOME 3 both abandon the old text-based cascading menus in favour of a graphical icon-driven system."
Point truly missed. Both use a...
whs001 - Thank you, I'm glad you liked the article.
I absolutely agree with you on your first point. I should perhaps have made it clearer that...
If we allow corporate interest to dictate the way our government circumvents due process against foreign entities then we should accept the same...
I totally dislike pirating of works, I fear that artists will be deterred from creating works if they think that they are going to get ripped off....
How dare film makers, artists or anybody that invests in creativity stop us pirating their works for free. I want to be able to walk into my local...
@GrueMaster. I prefer horses for courses rather than one size fits all. I, and I suspect most other computer users, do not really wish to have...
The product that scares me every time I have to use it is the Office 2007 version of Excel.
The first bug that I found was applying the median...
Nice review and very informative. One thing I'd like to add (in reply to whs001's 1st question), the main reason to have the same interface from...
I'be been using Mint 12 since the RC came out, and I am far more happy with the Cinnamon, the Mate, and, yes (with extensions), theGnome 3...
Talkback
The BSA "free" tools are a bit of trap. They are licensed and have restrictions limiting the number of seats and the time of use. They are not free in either the sense of freedom or free-beer. They are worse than spyware - they are trapware.
You could end up in the stupid situation of trying to audit your company and then ending up being prosecuted for use of the very tools that you are trying to use to clean up your compliance.
The ONLY free tools are Open Source products that follow established Free and Open source license definitions.
Try this Windows software CD for a start:
http://theopencd.sunsite.dk/
You can copy that CD across all your business without risk. It is truely free not "BSA free". No time limits, no seat limits, and at no cash cost.
Using unlicensed software is theft but never admit this to the BSA. By all means use the guidelines on the site but lets face it; if you are a small business already flooded with red tape from everyone from TSOs to IRD you now have the BSA making life difficult with another 20 questions on software compliance.
The BSA web site will NEVER mention Open Source software as a alternative solution. They usually never support or mention Linux. They are a self-interest group paid for by a small group of commercial companies. Their interest are NOT your company but their own revenues.
If your business is the business of software or services then yes - look at the suggested Asset manager companies but if your business simply uses commonly available software packages then look at removing your risk altogether by moving to truely free licensing: Open Source.