You absolutely must turn them in.
I am afraid that what you are doing is a crime. The real problem is you are the most knowledgeable person about software licensing and therefore they may turn the blame to if any problems arise.
I have used some less then licensed software in testing, and demonstration. But all software was 100% (over licensed) before I moved it into production.
Start the move today to Open Source solutions, explain to the management that this is a required if they refuse to pay the bill. If they don't want to pay and don't want you move to open source turn them in. You have legal protections (in US and EU Nations) as a whistleblower. This is your obligation; you are knowingly breaking the law.
If you are talking about a lot of software this is a very serious crime with criminial and civil penalties.
Also if you don't cover your ass your own company can sue you for installing the pirated software.
Lets fire up the patriot act and use our black helicopters to capture these people and ferry them to secret CIA prisons in 2nd world countries. There we can torture them into admitting anything.
You could probably start with a VW lupo (78 miles per US gallon) it would only take a 25% improvement which is totally possible to get to the goal.
All we need to get more efficenet cars in the US is $5 a gallon for fuel. That is how America works. Look at the SUV sales slump after Katrina. "http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/arti cle/2005/10/03/AR2005100301657.html"
Raise the price of gas and the cars will get less thirsty. I have even seen a huge increase in the number of moped riders in the US with a $3 per gallon price.
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I agree 100% It is a way to stay in the industry with out the headaches. And we need better educators.
You absolutely must turn them in. I am afraid that what you are doing is a crime. The real problem is you are the most knowledgeable person about software licensing and therefore they may turn the blame to if any problems arise. I have used some less then licensed software in testing, and demonstration. But all software was 100% (over licensed) before I moved it into production. Start the move today to Open Source solutions, explain to the management that this is a required if they refuse to pay the bill. If they don't want to pay and don't want you move to open source turn them in. You have legal protections (in US and EU Nations) as a whistleblower. This is your obligation; you are knowingly breaking the law. If you are talking about a lot of software this is a very serious crime with criminial and civil penalties. Also if you don't cover your ass your own company can sue you for installing the pirated software.
Lets fire up the patriot act and use our black helicopters to capture these people and ferry them to secret CIA prisons in 2nd world countries. There we can torture them into admitting anything.
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You could probably start with a VW lupo (78 miles per US gallon) it would only take a 25% improvement which is totally possible to get to the goal. All we need to get more efficenet cars in the US is $5 a gallon for fuel. That is how America works. Look at the SUV sales slump after Katrina. "http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/arti cle/2005/10/03/AR2005100301657.html"
Raise the price of gas and the cars will get less thirsty. I have even seen a huge increase in the number of moped riders in the US with a $3 per gallon price.