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Colleges Signing Secret MS License Agreements

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the nothing-to-hide-here-please-move-along dept.

David Gerard writes "As seen on Yale LawMeme: Microsoft is requiring colleges wanting cheap licenses to keep their license terms secret (e.g. Ohio State, University of Michigan) ... in direct contravention of state public records and Freedom of Information laws." Many FOI laws have loopholes permitting state agencies not to disclose information when it would harm business interests, so what the colleges and Microsoft are doing may not actually be illegal (or could be argued not to be, anyway), but it certainly is shady.

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  1. GOOD!! by goldorak_dan · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Lazy-ass-ckeck-box-clicking-dumbfounded-by-cli MS junkies graduating from college = more work for me!

  2. Concerning Ohio State by MicroBerto · · Score: 1, Flamebait
    Never, EVER, try to point out similarities between Ohio State and Michigan. Michigan is a foul wasteland, and their football program is quite mediocre these days.

    Go Bucks! Miami's goin down!

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    Berto
  3. Re:Microsoft taking a page from Sun? by sheldon · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    "That's a fairly substantial difference. "

    It'd only be a substantial difference if it was true.

    The fact that you have to make stuff up so that you can justify your hatred of Microsoft is the real story here.