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Software licenses, by the way, are not "the law". Some companies put
really absurd, indefensible, provisions in there because they figure
anyone who reads the license is either going to be a lawyer and
ignore the indefensible stuff, or not a lawyer and intimidated by it.
I make my living creating software. I choose not to buy software from
companies that have absurd licenses.
Sidney Patin responds:
I agree with you, Jay. Software licenses are not the law, they are just
what the software vendor wants the buyer to "think" is the law. Some of
the provisions in the software licenses are absurd, and, I think, would
amount to adhesion contracts which are not enforceable. I only wish
more people would take that position. Over the years, I have seen
software companies go from customer oriented and service based companies
(ie, WordPerfect) to noncaring monoliths who sell the customer bugged up
products and then charge the same customer for "support" to correct the
bugs and to provide instruction that should have been in the manual (ie,
many of them).
But then, that's off the list agenda, isn't it? Guess I'll go back to
sailing questions. :-)
Sidney L. Patin
Colorado - too dang far from the briney blue
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