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On Sun, Jan 31, 2010 at 09:09:26AM -0800, Kyle Adams wrote: |
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> easier still would be to put ACCEPT_LICENSE="*" in your make.conf |
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Easier... arguably. But are you sure you want to accept ALL EULAs that |
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can ever be? What if I were to bundle some software that has a |
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two line EULA: "By installing this software you agree that I am not |
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responsible for anything breaking. And I can freely use computing |
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cycles on your computer for other purposes." It is in plain English. |
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Would you accept this EULA? |
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I accept Skype's EULA while compromising my standards because, all |
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things considered, it is the best way to communicate with family and |
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friends overseas. But in general I do not like it when software comes |
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with strings attached, and I try to avoid them. |
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The issue of whether EULAs are legally binding aside, just agreeing, |
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blindly, to any-and-all past-and-future contracts that unknown third |
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entities thrust at you is, in my opinion, considerably daft. |
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Willie W. Wong wwong@××××××××××××××.edu |
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Data aequatione quotcunque fluentes quantitae involvente fluxiones invenire |
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et vice versa ~~~ I. Newton |