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:Advogato: Learning from BSA (Asia)
Advogato: Learning from BSA (Asia)
Jan 3, 2005, 07 :00 UTC (6 Talkback[s]) (8783 reads)

[ Thanks to Simon for this link. ]

"At another part of the world, BSA (Asia) and GOH Seow Hiong have been quite active against open-source software since his appointment of the latter as Director of Software Policy in Asia (BSA).

"BSA is the company that normally uses questionable methods to identify and collect license fees for pirated software belonging to the set of companies it is funded by. It is quite confusing to understand their role by visiting their Website, as you will read things like 'Promoting a safe and legal digital world,' 'BSA educates consumers on software management and copyright protection, cyber security, trade, e-commerce and other Internet-related issues...'"

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Penguinista.org: BSA's Campaign of Terror(Nov 14, 2000)
osOpinion: Help Microsoft Combat Software Piracy(Apr 28, 2000)


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  Talkback(s) Name  and Date
The Business Software Alliance is suppos ...   BSA should be thrilled with FOSS   
John Robertson
Jan 3, 2005, 14:09:43
 
Open Letter to BSADear BSA, Could you pl ...   Unleash BSA on GPL violations?   
Simon
Jan 3, 2005, 16:05:17
 
Hmmmm,...I for one will not jump to conc ...   Re: Unleash BSA on GPL violations?   
JaseP
Jan 3, 2005, 18:36:17
 
Why?   We should feel sorry for those po ...   Re: BSA should be thrilled with FOSS   
Richard N. Turner
Jan 3, 2005, 20:29:08
 
I will admit that their normal victims a ...   Extortionists!   
Charles Hixson
Jan 4, 2005, 00:50:20
 
> Hmmmm,...> I for one will not jump to  ...   Re: Re: Unleash BSA on GPL violations?   
Andreas Mohr
Jan 4, 2005, 12:34:16
 
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