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| Authored by: celtic_hackr on Tuesday, March 19 2013 @ 11:28 AM EDT |
I routinely reject ALL EULAs.
I will never click "agree" on an EULA on my computer, or on any
computer that can be traced back to me in any manner, no matter how remote. I do
however have to click through them sometimes for my customers, on their
machines, for software or purposes they desire to use.
Although I offer alternatives whenever I can. I push F/OSS as often as I can,
and the always expect a F/OSS pitch anytime they ask me about something. I have
had some success, and my clients are gradually implementing more and more F/OSS
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| Authored by: mcinsand on Tuesday, March 19 2013 @ 12:30 PM EDT |
That some systems are starting to question EULA legality is encouraging news.
At least on the eastern side of the Atlantic, companies seem to have been
allowed to put whatever they want into a EULA, with no regard to what rights a
consumer might have. When we purchase an appliance, are we the owner or not?
If I invested time and money in developing and commercializing an appliance, I
would not want a company to take what I worked for and make a copy. Likewise,
if a customer had soldered in new components or removed components, I would not
want to be held t a warranty. However, todays EULA's go far beyond
anticompetitive or warranty restrictions. The XBox is a fine example. What do
you effectively own after purchasing one. The way I read the EULA, all I would
have bought is the right to use the game console that came along with my
purchased right to use that console.[ Reply to This | Parent | # ]
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