On Tuesday, June 14, 2005, at 7:47:42 PM, a fearless knight known as MAU entered the dragon's lair and exclaimed:
> | RITLABS DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR > | IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A > | PARTICULAR PURPOSE. > It seems that some times, or some of us, forget about EULAs. Most > software include similar terms. True - but, however it's a typical clause, I'd dare to question it, as it explicitly declares that the program to which this EULA pertains might prove useless (fitness for a particular purpose) and it's the user's problem if it does. In other words, it's a sort of an anti-warranty: "even if we ship you a brick instead of a working machine, it's your problem". I wonder how such clauses make their way in and stay in the industry, despite being obviously open for all kinds of misuse. I mean, if I were to buy a vacuum cleaner, that would have "inside this box is a vacuum cleaner, but perhaps broken, or rusted beyond repair, you can find out once you pay" printed on the box, I'd rather stay away, eh? Makes me wonder, that's all. -- . ^,-. sin(pi) ICQ=3.146019 -\---/---X---/-> IQ=sin(3.14) `-'| `-' Random Broken English: "Do not enter lift backwards, and only when lit up" (in a Leipzig elevator) Flyin' high with The Bat! v3.0.1.33 over the swamps of Windows 2000 5.0 build 2195 Service Pack 4 ________________________________________________________ Current beta is 3.5.26 | 'Using TBBETA' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html IMPORTANT: To register as a Beta tester, use this link first - http://www.ritlabs.com/en/partners/testers/
