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Story: IT staff can't be trusted, claim self-appointed software police
Posted by: Slartibartfast (Tuesday 3 May 2005, 10:25 AM)
It's usually the directors of a company that can be least trusted. They're the ones that pressure on I.T. staff to, er, stretch software licenses and argue things like "well we only use it a couple of times a month" and hint that they'll "just get someone in that will do it"
(Current employer, excepted - fortunately for my peace of mind!)
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Story: IT staff can't be trusted, claim self-appointed software police
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As an IT professional, I feel insulted by thi... David Wright -
It's usually the directors of a company that can b... Slartibartfast -
18 Years in the IT business and FAST thinks fit to... Andy
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I feel insulted by this article. Have been i... Sean
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FAST would do well to demand from vendors to be co... Arthur B.
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The BSA, Microsoft and the definition of Exto... David Mohring
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An excellent point! And the remedy is so obvious... Anonymous
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I think that the article should have been tit... Berserker
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Another sinister aspect of FAST's operation is the... John Collins
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