Linux in business

On Jan 21, 2004, at 10:52 AM, Derek Neighbors wrote:

> I think they do understand "preferred benefits". Ask them if they
> would
> like their vendors to be able to peek at their books anytime they like
> with out their permission. Ask them if they would like their vendors
> to
> have unlimited and unauthorized access to their customer lists without
> their consent? I suspect all of them would say HECK NO! They may not
> understand computers, but they understand what is "right". ;)

Accept that I would have to genuinely believe that the EULA gives their
vendors and I don't believe that. I have heard the argument that the
Windows EULA conflicts with the duty of small organizations that I deal
with to maintain the privacy of their clients, donors, and patients.
They strike me as fanciful at best. I note that none of the lawyers
associated with FOSS, folks like Eban Moglen, have even dignified this
theory with a comment.

None of my clients are foolish enough to rely on me for legal advice.
One of them is reputed to have the best legal mind in Arizona. He runs
his firm on Windows. He is considering a change but *not* for the
reason you site.