I've got a major question...

[Valeri Galtsev]

On 2019-06-27 08:30, Ralf Mardorf via freebsd-questions wrote:
> On Thu, 27 Jun 2019 14:17:56 +0200, Polytropon wrote:
>> Luckily, nobody reads EULAs anyway... ;-)
> 
> Yes, very often users completely ignore the EULA of their Pirate Bay
> downloads.
> 
> Sometimes, before it's possible to agree, we need to move a
> vertical scroll bar, but maybe the EU should enforce a control
> system. Before it is possible to agree, the end user needs to answer 3
> questions regarding the EULA's content.

Let me improvise the questions (pertinent to many proprietary EULAs I 
had to read as part of my sysadmin's duty)

1. Are you happy with us keeping right to terminate EULA [agreement] at 
any time?

2. Are you happy with your inability to move perpetually licensed for 
use by you software to different system (hardware) after your initial 
"support term" ends?

3. Are you happy to get perpetual license that depends on the existence 
of our company? (examples: a. siftware has to check in with company 
license server every time you start it; b. your "perpetual" license is 
actually 1 year term license; but the company sends you new license 
shortly before current term expires)


;-) Just listing nuisances I've seen myself. Couldn't fit into question 
the biggest one: "software for rent"... Even Adobe (whom I always thank 
for postscript) lost my respect big time for starting doing that.

Valeri

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Valeri Galtsev
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