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From: Dale <rdalek1967@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Adding AdobeFlash-10{,.1} licenses to EULA group
Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2010 22:14:28
Message-Id: 4C1A9E38.8050206@gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] Adding AdobeFlash-10{,.1} licenses to EULA group by Lars Wendler
1 Lars Wendler wrote:
2 > Am Mittwoch 16 Juni 2010, 14:45:21 schrieb Angelo Arrifano:
3 >
4 >> On 16-06-2010 14:40, Jim Ramsay wrote:
5 >>
6 >>> Chí-Thanh Christopher Nguyễn<chithanh@g.o> wrote:
7 >>>
8 >>>> I propose that this license be added to the EULA group. The previous
9 >>>> AdobeFlash-10 license is similar in this regard, and could possibly
10 >>>> also be added to that group.
11 >>>>
12 >>> Agreed, on both points, and done. Thanks for finding and airing this
13 >>> issue!
14 >>>
15 >>>
16 >>>> One notable section is 7.6 in which Adobe reserves the right to
17 >>>> download and install additional Content Protection software on the
18 >>>> user's PC.
19 >>>>
20 >>> Not like anyone will actually *read* the license before adding it to
21 >>> their accept group, but if they did this would indeed be an important
22 >>> thing of which users should be aware.
23 >>>
24 >> I defend it is our job to warn users about this kind of details. To me
25 >> it sounds that a einfo at post-build phase would do the job, what do you
26 >> guys think?
27 >>
28 > Definitely yes! This is a very dangerous snippet in Adobe's license which
29 > should be pretty clearly pointed at to every user.
30 >
31 >
32
33 Could that also include a alternative to adobe? If there is one.
34
35 Dale
36
37 :-) :-)

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Subject Author
Re: [gentoo-dev] Adding AdobeFlash-10{,.1} licenses to EULA group "Chí-Thanh Christopher Nguyễn" <chithanh@g.o>
Re: [gentoo-dev] Adding AdobeFlash-10{,.1} licenses to EULA group Brian Harring <ferringb@×××××.com>