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[LUG] Software Piracy

 

In yesterday's Mail on Sunday (Feb 15) on page 70 there was an article 
about software. The title was

High Cost of Illegal Software

Here are some quotes

.... last year the British Software Alliance took 294 legal actions 
against firms using illegal software.

.... more than £400,000 in damages ...

... a further £1.47 million to buy replacement software ....

... urge companies to recognise the dangers of using unlicensed software...

As you can see the article was all about warning companies not to use 
unlicensed software. But, there was no mention anywhere about open 
source software, nothing to tell anyone that it is possible to avoid 
both the hassle and the cost of the above problems.

Strange that, isn't it? Why can't companies, especially small 
businesses, find out about the advantages of open source? The message 
just isn't getting out yet, is it?

Neil Winchurst

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