Hello Roy.

14 Jun 06 08:53, you wrote to me:

 RW> 14 Jun 06 07:24, Michiel van der Vlist wrote to Ward Dossche:

 WD>>> Reverting to snitching techniques in my, again nsvho, is a sign
 WD>>> of weakness.

 MvdV>> We had (have?) this thing called Bussines Software Allience
 MvdV>> here.

 RW> It's universal. (no, there are no offices on the moon)

You mean it is American. Yeah, I could have guessed,

 MvdV>> It basically was a point where one could snitch on *companies*
 MvdV>> using  pirated software.

 RW> They've expanded it to include employees who notice such things.

That is what I said: snitch *on* companies. Fired employees would be good
candiates for snitching.

 RW>  Just think about all of those disgruntled employees. Wow.

When I was unjustly fired in 1996, I must admit having played with the idea
of snitching on my ex-employer. I resisted the urge and went the better
way: let the court decide on a fair compensation.

 MvdV>> They made a lot of noise some ten years ago. TV spots, etc,
 MvdV>> etc. Now they are very silent. Seems they have faded into
 MvdV>> oblivion...

 RW> Not according to Microsoft's website...plus, they're still
 RW> advertising.

Maybe snitching is still popular in the US. Here BSA has been silent for years.


Michiel

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