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Re: The Bullshit Software Alliance
Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2018 12:49 pm
by mr_jon
The FACT knobheads came to our place once and my old boss absolutely destroyed them.
Microsoft do a self-assessment type audit on us every couple of years - no big deal.
Re: The Bullshit Software Alliance
Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2018 12:55 pm
by Rich B
mr_jon wrote: ↑Wed Dec 05, 2018 12:49 pm
The FACT knobheads came to our place once and my old boss absolutely destroyed them.
Singing happy birthday? Arseholes.
Re: The Bullshit Software Alliance
Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2018 12:55 pm
by NotoriousREV
mr_jon wrote: ↑Wed Dec 05, 2018 12:49 pm
The FACT knobheads came to our place once and my old boss absolutely destroyed them.
Microsoft do a self-assessment type audit on us every couple of years - no big deal.
That's what pisses me off. Every year [vendor] has approached us in January to do the same. This year they didn't, and now the BSA are knocking on the door and I've been approached by a [vendor] Official Partner who just so happen to have a licence management solution.
Well, here's my solution: I'll be ditching as much [vendor] product as possible and I'll be giving that large project that we were talking to [vendor] about to someone else.
Re: The Bullshit Software Alliance
Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2018 1:17 pm
by V8Granite
I was working on a project as a mechanic, it was a £30 million or so contract on our kit alone so once civil, he and transformers etc are acco7nted for its huge money.
On a night shift I had a reminder come up on the main control screen saying our 30day free licence had expired, please purchase a full copy etc.
Our Colleagues had downloaded a dodgy software copy and were using dodgy pass codes
Dave!
Re: The Bullshit Software Alliance
Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2018 1:22 pm
by tim
I know a chap who spent $600,000 on a swimming pool, yet wouldn't pay £2,500 for a piece of software needed to do the actual job. <shrug>
Re: The Bullshit Software Alliance
Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2018 6:44 pm
by mr_jon
NotoriousREV wrote: ↑Wed Dec 05, 2018 12:55 pm
mr_jon wrote: ↑Wed Dec 05, 2018 12:49 pm
The FACT knobheads came to our place once and my old boss absolutely destroyed them.
Microsoft do a self-assessment type audit on us every couple of years - no big deal.
That's what pisses me off. Every year [vendor] has approached us in January to do the same. This year they didn't, and now the BSA are knocking on the door and I've been approached by a [vendor] Official Partner who just so happen to have a licence management solution.
Well, here's my solution: I'll be ditching as much [vendor] product as possible and I'll be giving that large project that we were talking to [vendor] about to someone else.
I meant FAST of course.
No chance an ex-employee has tried to give you an F-you? Easy to do. But I do agree with your forward-going policy
Unfortunately we are stuck with the M-vendor for a while yet, though the alternatives are looking increasingly good.
Re: The Bullshit Software Alliance
Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2018 8:05 pm
by NotoriousREV
mr_jon wrote: ↑Wed Dec 05, 2018 6:44 pm
NotoriousREV wrote: ↑Wed Dec 05, 2018 12:55 pm
mr_jon wrote: ↑Wed Dec 05, 2018 12:49 pm
The FACT knobheads came to our place once and my old boss absolutely destroyed them.
Microsoft do a self-assessment type audit on us every couple of years - no big deal.
That's what pisses me off. Every year [vendor] has approached us in January to do the same. This year they didn't, and now the BSA are knocking on the door and I've been approached by a [vendor] Official Partner who just so happen to have a licence management solution.
Well, here's my solution: I'll be ditching as much [vendor] product as possible and I'll be giving that large project that we were talking to [vendor] about to someone else.
I meant FAST of course.
No chance an ex-employee has tried to give you an F-you? Easy to do. But I do agree with your forward-going policy
Unfortunately we are stuck with the M-vendor for a while yet, though the alternatives are looking increasingly good.
Most of our estate is already non-M, even the desktop environment is roughly 50% non-M. We’ve been looking at Azure for some stuff but I’ll just stick it in AWS/GCP.
Re: The Bullshit Software Alliance
Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2018 1:42 am
by unzippy
Mito Man wrote: ↑Wed Dec 05, 2018 10:21 am so just left him in my room whilst he was midway through quoting some legislation which didn’t apply...
Why did you let him in? Sucker for a man in uniform?
Re: The Bullshit Software Alliance
Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2018 11:31 am
by Beany
dinny_g wrote: ↑Wed Dec 05, 2018 12:32 pm
JLv3.0 wrote: ↑Wed Dec 05, 2018 11:47 am
Yes serious question. I've never seen any other reaction to Happy Birthday other than embarrassment / irritation on the behalf of the birthday celebrator, and the imminent arrival of a cake.
This...
That's the point.
That's the whole point.
Re: The Bullshit Software Alliance
Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2018 11:33 am
by JLv3.0
Well I, for one, am totally and utterly lost on this one.
Re: The Bullshit Software Alliance
Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2018 11:35 am
by Mito Man
unzippy wrote: ↑Thu Dec 06, 2018 1:42 am
Mito Man wrote: ↑Wed Dec 05, 2018 10:21 am so just left him in my room whilst he was midway through quoting some legislation which didn’t apply...
Why did you let him in? Sucker for a man in uniform?
No, pretty much my whole floor had the doors open at first as we would just go into each other’s room. Although he must have followed a random student in through the main entrance. He let himself in. There was no sucking.
Re: The Bullshit Software Alliance
Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2018 11:45 am
by Maurice
Beany wrote: ↑Wed Dec 05, 2018 12:26 pm
DaveE wrote: ↑Wed Dec 05, 2018 11:46 am
JLv3.0 wrote: ↑Wed Dec 05, 2018 9:30 am
And what is this fresh madness?
Not sure if serious question, but Happy Birthday is a copyrighted work - so technically you're performing it without consent etc.
Pretty sure it was recently put into public domain because it was a rip off of a public domain tune.
BASS IN THE PLACE...LONDON.
Re: The Bullshit Software Alliance
Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2018 2:42 pm
by Beany
Not that public domain,
this public domain.
Re: The Bullshit Software Alliance
Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2018 3:00 pm
by Broccers
tim wrote: ↑Wed Dec 05, 2018 1:22 pm
I know a chap who spent $600,000 on a swimming pool, yet wouldn't pay £2,500 for a piece of software needed to do the actual job. <shrug>
Theres a reason why they have that swimming pool.
Re: The Bullshit Software Alliance
Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2018 3:05 pm
by Jimmy Choo
Broccers wrote: ↑Thu Dec 06, 2018 3:00 pm
tim wrote: ↑Wed Dec 05, 2018 1:22 pm
I know a chap who spent $600,000 on a swimming pool, yet wouldn't pay £2,500 for a piece of software needed to do the actual job. <shrug>
Theres a reason why they have that swimming pool.
They hate other people but love swimming?
Re: The Bullshit Software Alliance
Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2018 3:21 pm
by Broccers
Wealth spent is a choice after you've acquired it which involves being proper on top of every penny
Re: The Bullshit Software Alliance
Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2018 3:41 pm
by Jimmy Choo
Broccers wrote: ↑Thu Dec 06, 2018 3:21 pm
Wealth spent is a choice after you've acquired it which involves being proper on top of every penny
But also the swimming thing, yeah?
Re: The Bullshit Software Alliance
Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2018 4:17 pm
by Broccers
Jimmy Choo wrote: ↑Thu Dec 06, 2018 3:41 pm
Broccers wrote: ↑Thu Dec 06, 2018 3:21 pm
Wealth spent is a choice after you've acquired it which involves being proper on top of every penny
But also the swimming thing, yeah?
Yes the swimming thing too whatever that is
Re: The Bullshit Software Alliance
Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2018 4:23 pm
by JLv3.0
The World According To Broccers
Re: The Bullshit Software Alliance
Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2018 4:26 pm
by NotoriousREV
JLv3.0 wrote: ↑Thu Dec 06, 2018 4:23 pm
The World According To Broccers
He should publish that, but obviously not until 2020.