The can't creating all of that merchandise would require a license from Shultz so they would not violate trademark law, assuming Shultz decide to trademark the characters.
For Shultz the only affect is after 1963 I would be able to re-publish the earliest comic strips without compensating him, provided ofcourse I didn't violate his trademark to the characters.
As someone who has worked in both the Helpdesk and SysAdmin rolls, I am not so sure I agree. What software to be supported should be a business decision, determining if the time and effort to provide additional training and possible additional helpdesk staff is worth the perceived benefit.
Trying to support everything some joe blow decided to install on their system would be a nightmare. Figuring out if:
it conflicts with any other required apps or prevents them from using a required app
Causes the system to become unstable
installs spyware
violates licenses agreements
pirated?
Now with all this, my typical un-official policy is if I don't hear anything about it, I don't care. However, if you need help slick and re-install is what you get.
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The can't creating all of that merchandise would require a license from Shultz so they would not violate trademark law, assuming Shultz decide to trademark the characters.
For Shultz the only affect is after 1963 I would be able to re-publish the earliest comic strips without compensating him, provided ofcourse I didn't violate his trademark to the characters.
As someone who has worked in both the Helpdesk and SysAdmin rolls, I am not so sure I agree. What software to be supported should be a business decision, determining if the time and effort to provide additional training and possible additional helpdesk staff is worth the perceived benefit.
Trying to support everything some joe blow decided to install on their system would be a nightmare. Figuring out if:
it conflicts with any other required apps or prevents them from using a required app
Causes the system to become unstable
installs spyware
violates licenses agreements
pirated?
Now with all this, my typical un-official policy is if I don't hear anything about it, I don't care. However, if you need help slick and re-install is what you get.