RE: [Micronet] how do *you* buy "forbidden" shareware without a bluCard?

Greg, et al,

For internal use of these types of shareware apps, TSW follows the
instruction stated by Marc Buchalter. TSW cannot resale these types
of shareware products otherwise (sorry).

April

At 11:45 AM -0800 11/6/06, Marc Buchalter wrote:
>Your Accounting Department is not quite right.
>
>To buy software using your BLU Card you must:
>1. Send a copy of the license agreement to your Department's "Campus
>Buyer" for review.
>2. If they approve it they will reply, usually by Email, with their
>approval.
>3. Then you must keep a copy of the approval with the documentation for
>that purchase.
>
>Procurement only wishes to assure that the license agreement does not
>violate Regental Policy or good business practices.
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-micronet-list_at_lists.berkeley.edu
>[mailto:owner-micronet-list_at_lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Greg Merritt
>Sent: Monday, November 06, 2006 10:27 AM
>To: Micronet group micronet; MAGNet-UCB Macintosh support user group
>Cc: April Roy
>Subject: [Micronet] how do *you* buy "forbidden" shareware without a
>bluCard?
>
>
> From time to time, we find a little piece of $10-$20 shareware which
>will meet some particular need for a user.
>
>Our accounting department has pointed out that such purchases are
>FORBIDDEN on a University bluCard if...
>
>''Software is not sold retail and requires a personal computer mouse
>click to accept terms and conditions''
>
>(http://businessservices-qa.vcbf.berkeley.edu/HtmFiles/
>RestrictItems.htm)
>
>So, what does YOUR department do for a credit card/download-only
>shareware license if the software requires you to click a licensing
>agreement?
>
>April, I'm cc:ing you -- at a recent Micronet meeting, folks
>suggested that TSW could assist with software purchases. Do you have
>ideas?
>
>Thanks!
>-Greg
>
>
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