Who gives a fsck about a license? | Linux Today

Who gives a fsck about a license?

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jul 2, 2010

[ Thanks to Locutus
for this link. ]

“I have no idea why anyone would want to do a File
System ChecK on a license but I have seen fsck used in this manner
so I do too 🙂 Seriously though, how many people really care about
the license they are using? Businesses care, due to the fact they
can have a nice large fine presented to them. The average person?
Not so much.

“In fact the average person probably has not even read the
license and judging by the number of pirated copies of software
floating around they don’t even think that the software products
are worth the price the producers put on them. As a matter of fact,
I know quite a few businesses that have no qualms about using
pirated software, as long as they don’t get caught.

“The software license is basically a means of covering a
companies rear end and protecting their ‘assets’ for when they are
caught with their pants on the ground (do you have the pants on the
ground song running through your head right now? Your welcome
:)”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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