On Friday 01 November 2002 07:29 am, Mahesh T Pai wrote: > > I don't need to agree to a license in order to read a book. I don't > > need to agree to a license in order to listen to music. I should > > not have to agree to anything in order to use a copy of software > > which I own. > > But then, music will not cost you a dime if it 'malfunctions'; and > books do not corrupt your hard disks / data.
I still haven't come to grips yet with the concept that a contract is required for disclaimers of warranty. It seems to me that there must be another mechanism that achieves the same result. -- David Johnson ___________________ http://www.usermode.org pgp public key on website -- license-discuss archive is at http://crynwr.com/cgi-bin/ezmlm-cgi?3
