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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What's the definition of "retail"?

The definition in my dictionary certainly seems to cover
shareware 
purchases through Kagi and the like.  I suspect the
university uses a 
specialized meaning and I wonder how it differentiates
between Kagi 
and Amazon.  If it disallows shareware, does it also
disallow 
virtually all electronic distribution?


Randall


At 10:27 AM -0800 11/6/06, Greg Merritt wrote:
>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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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.



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[mailto:owner-micronet-listlists.berkeley.edu] On
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Sent: Monday, November 06, 2006 10:27 AM
To: Micronet group micronet; MAGNet-UCB Macintosh support
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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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