is there no way for companies to stop us using the suite?

As long as they don't use restriction software like Faronics WinSelect.

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There are lots of ways for the owners of computers to stop us from using PortableApps. If they don't have control over their computers, they aren't really the owners.

If you mean big companies trying to suppress knowledge about or distribution of PortableApps, the answer depends on politics and laws, and different countries and cultures do them differently.

Maybe we should talk about ways to make the owners of computers more open to allowing PortableApps where they wouldn't allow other apps. For example, companies worried about licensing issues might be reassured to know that license for using the software on their computers is not an issue.

It might be a bit harder depending on the software. It might be, for example, that a school system doesn't want students using IM applications or reading e-mail while at school. But it could be argued that it might be good, during study periods at least, for students to use OpenOffice.org to write a paper or use a flash card program to study for an exam.

Maybe there are some ways that we can make it easy for the owners of computers to allow PortableApps to run. Could there be policy settings (that they could set in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies, and PA would honor) that would allow them to specify which apps are allowed to run and which ones aren't? Might it help to point out to them that the apps are tested thoroughly, don't make a mess on the host computer, and are digitally signed? Maybe a "Notes on PortableApps for the System Administrator" page that could be printed and given to the appropriate person?

Some owners will definitely want only certain apps to run on their computers, and we should honor that on their computers.

We certainly don't want to harm the reputation of PortableApps by trying to be stealthy or get around clearly stated policies or make the apps behave like viruses or trojans in order to get around a policy.