One thing that always baffled me was &quot;routine software audits&quot; by Microsoft, Oracle, and the likes.<p>So, you license a technology, and now your supplier can police you at their own wish. OK, there are situations when you have no choice - they are the only game in town. But in the last decade much of the infrastructure has been available in an open-source form.<p>I am surprised anyone would touch anything from such companies if there is a free alternative not connected to such companies (and in this case there are many).