Spermowitz discovers the real world.

Glenn Hall pulled this Usenet face plant:

On Thu, 28 Oct 2010 17:29:26 -0400, Chris Ahlstrom wrote:

Clogwog pulled this Usenet face plant:

schreef in bericht
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And verily, didst Clogwog hastily babble thusly:
PC,s with illegal crapware!

Illegal?
By who's warped and ****witted definition?
Oh, sorry, silly question.

I'm very sure it is against the law to install this crapware on a PC of your
employer, which makes it illegal crapware!

I've never had any issues with slicking the hardware they give me, and
putting on Linux. In fact, the customer's IT department seems to leave you
alone if you run Linux, as long as you update frequently.

My brother works in brokerage they have very strict rules
regarding personal software, USB keys and so forth. It's dictated
by the SEC and penalties do exist but at worst they are civil
penalties. Most often the person either gets warned or fired.
It's not against the law though.

Where I work, they have a saying:

"It is better to ask forgiveness than permission."

In other words, be safe, but git 'er done.

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Is it clean in other dimensions?