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On Friday 29 January 2010 14:12:10 Iain Buchanan wrote: |
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> what contract? |
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I don't know how it is where you are, but in the UK, as I understand it, |
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every sale is deemed to embody an implied contract* between buyer and |
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seller. Either party is always free to specify whatever conditions he likes |
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prior to the sale, and the other can accept them or not. |
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> "Sorry buddy, that's just how they make 'em. Take it up with the |
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> manufacturer" is what I'd expect to hear. |
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Perhaps. Depends how badly they want the business, I suppose. |
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> Either that or "You want to do what? What's Linux?" |
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Who mentioned intended use, or Linux? Just stipulate that the goods must not |
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require any particular software to operate. Simple - assuming that your |
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legal system works similarly enough to ours, of course. |
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It was just a suggestion, anyway. Take it or leave it. :-) |
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* Apart from the ones with specific contracts, naturally. |
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Rgds |
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Peter. |