On Sun, 30 Oct 2005 14:32:27 +1100 Del <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Russell Davie wrote: > > Ok, So your have convinced me not to be concerned. In any case I set up an > > rsync to another drive. > > > > So far I have communicated with Acer and Micorsoft. > > > > Acer have knocked me back cited the age old "contractual obligations with > > MS" > > So I asked for the mailing address which I got and will put the request in > > writing. Which is yet to be drafted. > > > > I rang MS and asked for a EULA, and I never got a reply. So I emailed them > > and asked for for a copy of the EULA and explained that I thought I would > > be implicitly agreeing to if I used the software or opened the shrink > > wrapped CDs. They have written back and said the EULA is displayed on > > booting the machine for the first time. MS said that as the EULA covers IP > > from both OEM and MS and I should take my concern to Acer. > > This is something that Linux Australia should be taking to the ACC, IMO. > > It's been kicked around a bit in OSIA and a few people there have taken > complaints to the ACC but it wasn't worth our effort, as a relatively > small organisation that has some ties to vendors, to take it to ACC from > there. > > LA has a bit more resources and should be able to push it on behalf of > its members. >
ACC? bring it on! I am planning to put this to a uni law lecturer I know. And was going to see what the Dept of Fair Trading can do. First I will get a draft happening to send to Acer. - Russell > -- > Del > -- > SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ > Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html > -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
