Comments on: Keeping those nasty EULAs honest http://www.winextra.com/tech/software/keeping-those-nasty-eulas-honest/ Satisfying Your Inner Nerd Tue, 22 May 2012 15:55:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Smither http://www.winextra.com/tech/software/keeping-those-nasty-eulas-honest/comment-page-1/#comment-1095 Smither Sat, 09 Jan 2010 09:03:01 +0000 http://www.winextra.com/index.php/2009/11/24/keeping-those-nasty-eulas-honest/#comment-1095 "If there is one thing you can be sure of when it comes to software it is that they will all have the most mind-numbing and totally useless bunch of text called the End Users License Agreement – otherwise known as an EULA – as part of the install." Not true. Most GPL software doesn't. Some with graphical installers may display the GPL or other licence, but the users rights are not affected in any way by whether they see it or agree to it or not. “If there is one thing you can be sure of when it comes to software it is that they will all have the most mind-numbing and totally useless bunch of text called the End Users License Agreement – otherwise known as an EULA – as part of the install.”

Not true. Most GPL software doesn’t. Some with graphical installers may display the GPL or other licence, but the users rights are not affected in any way by whether they see it or agree to it or not.

]]> By: Smither http://www.winextra.com/tech/software/keeping-those-nasty-eulas-honest/comment-page-1/#comment-4025 Smither Sat, 09 Jan 2010 09:03:00 +0000 http://www.winextra.com/index.php/2009/11/24/keeping-those-nasty-eulas-honest/#comment-4025 "If there is one thing you can be sure of when it comes to software it is that they will all have the most mind-numbing and totally useless bunch of text called the End Users License Agreement – otherwise known as an EULA – as part of the install." Not true. Most GPL software doesn't. Some with graphical installers may display the GPL or other licence, but the users rights are not affected in any way by whether they see it or agree to it or not. “If there is one thing you can be sure of when it comes to software it is that they will all have the most mind-numbing and totally useless bunch of text called the End Users License Agreement – otherwise known as an EULA – as part of the install.”

Not true. Most GPL software doesn’t. Some with graphical installers may display the GPL or other licence, but the users rights are not affected in any way by whether they see it or agree to it or not.

]]> By: lifemare http://www.winextra.com/tech/software/keeping-those-nasty-eulas-honest/comment-page-1/#comment-899 lifemare Tue, 08 Dec 2009 09:42:14 +0000 http://www.winextra.com/index.php/2009/11/24/keeping-those-nasty-eulas-honest/#comment-899 great tool. im going to check it out aswell. been a while since i found such an interesting new type of security software. if it works, it may very well be as important as antivirus on your pc. thanks for sharing. great tool. im going to check it out aswell.
been a while since i found such an interesting new type of security software. if it works, it may very well be as important as antivirus on your pc.
thanks for sharing.

]]> By: lifemare http://www.winextra.com/tech/software/keeping-those-nasty-eulas-honest/comment-page-1/#comment-4024 lifemare Tue, 08 Dec 2009 09:42:00 +0000 http://www.winextra.com/index.php/2009/11/24/keeping-those-nasty-eulas-honest/#comment-4024 great tool. im going to check it out aswell. been a while since i found such an interesting new type of security software. if it works, it may very well be as important as antivirus on your pc. thanks for sharing. great tool. im going to check it out aswell.
been a while since i found such an interesting new type of security software. if it works, it may very well be as important as antivirus on your pc.
thanks for sharing.

]]> By: Mark "Rizzn" Hopkins http://www.winextra.com/tech/software/keeping-those-nasty-eulas-honest/comment-page-1/#comment-898 Mark "Rizzn" Hopkins Tue, 08 Dec 2009 08:18:31 +0000 http://www.winextra.com/index.php/2009/11/24/keeping-those-nasty-eulas-honest/#comment-898 Nice find. Nice find.

]]> By: Mark "Rizzn" Hopkins http://www.winextra.com/tech/software/keeping-those-nasty-eulas-honest/comment-page-1/#comment-4023 Mark "Rizzn" Hopkins Tue, 08 Dec 2009 08:18:00 +0000 http://www.winextra.com/index.php/2009/11/24/keeping-those-nasty-eulas-honest/#comment-4023 Nice find. Nice find.

]]>