[justlurking]

Kinda hard to sympathize with somebody who's stealing software.

Accused of stealing software. He chose not to fight, because the deck was stacked against him.

A few dozen unlicensed programs among 72 computers is practically nothing, especially if his estimate of 8% of the computers actually being non-compliant -- which works out to six computers. That can easily be attributed to inadvertant error.

If they were intentionally stealing software, the number of unlicensed programs and non-compliant desktops would have been much higher.

[Bush2000]

Accused of stealing software. He chose not to fight, because the deck was stacked against him.

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! Yeahhhhhhh, right.

A few dozen unlicensed programs among 72 computers is practically nothing, especially if his estimate of 8% of the computers actually being non-compliant -- which works out to six computers. That can easily be attributed to inadvertant error.

Ignorance and error don't excuse breaking the law. Plenty of people screw up and break the law. If that were an excuse, nobody would be in jail.

If they were intentionally stealing software, the number of unlicensed programs and non-compliant desktops would have been much higher

Irrelevant and unprovable supposition.