Really the whole issue has nothing to do with freeware, but whether you might be in breach of a license? (which can equally happen when using pair-for software). Why don’t you read the license attached to the software if you are that concerned.
The time-sheeting thing is not a technical problem – this seems to be asking you to do work on your own time, that you’re not getting paid for. Cheers Ken From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of D R Sent: Thursday, 29 January 2015 12:56 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [NTSysADM] Freeware in a corporate setting This is an open question to everyone on this list. Thanks in advance. Question: What would you do if a company 'requires' you to download freeware to be used in a corporate setting? Issue: Currently on a contract and the employer is requiring the technician(s) to download software from the net to wipe hard drives for a computer swap out. Old computer needs the hard drive wiped. But, they want the technician(s) to download freeware and use that in a corporate setting. But, these computers are in a corporate/bank environment. They have allocated only so much time per machine to perform a capture/backup of the user profile and a restore to be done. Once the restore is complete, they do want the user to verify if all of there software, (MS Office, etc.,) before the wipe is done on the drive. I don't mind using freeware to work on mine, or a friend's computer, to get something taken care of. But requiring the technician to download and use freeware in a corporate setting is something entirely different. Don't most of the EULA/GNU License agreements stipulate it is ok for the software to be used, for individual use, but in business/corporate setting that a multi-use/group license must be purchased? Also, if you were the technician, and a manager, who is in charge of this contract, told you it was 'ok' to take home a laptop/desktop so you could finish doing the wipe of the hard drive, after you have submitted your time, wouldn't you find that suspect? I do. And on so many levels, too. Thoughts? -- Daniel Rodriguez [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>
