[Info-vax] The VSI Hobbyist program is Live!

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On Wednesday, July 29, 2020 at 10:47:36 AM UTC-7, Simon Clubley wrote:

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> Because I don't believe that vendors should be allowed to look around 
> your own private systems. I object to Windows 10 telemetry for the 
> same reason. 

> Enforcing licences via PAKs and similar methods are extremely reasonable 
> steps for a vendor to take but not that.
> Simon. 

I was just today looking at the USPS rules for media mail (used to be book
rate, but you can send video tape or computer disks).  The post office is
allowed to open the package and verify that it is one of the allowed items,
and charge regular rate if it isn't.  Seems fair to me.

As well as I know, one thing you aren't allowed to do with hobby license
is run a commercial service.  If you start advertising your service on the
web, and they see it, they are allowed to ask you.  Or if they have some
other reason to suspect that you are not following the rules.

Consider the normal (yes it might not apply) rules for probably cause.

The police are allowed to search you, your car, house, etc., if they
have "probable cause" to suspect something is going on.  Random
searching does not count.

VSI can even send someone out to look at your machine, and
presumably ask you to show that you aren't doing what they have
evidence that you did.

Even more than probably cause, consider the cost.  They would need
a lot of reason to suspect something to make it worth the cost, but
if you give them that reason, expect them to knock on your door.