> You've agreed to certain conditions when you enrolled.
I suppose it depends what you agree to. I have agreed to certain conditions
for being able to use the computers at my university (which I did read). None
of those conditions made me agree to the conditions of the software that they
run on their computers.
Perhaps not a lawyer, but RMS' position is still interesting:
http://stallman.org/stallman-computing.html
> "If I am visiting somewhere and the machines available nearby happen to
contain non-free software, through no doing of mine, I don't refuse to touch
them. I will use them briefly for tasks such as browsing. This limited usage
doesn't give my assent to the software's license, or make me responsible its
being present in the computer, or make me the possessor of a copy of it, so I
don't see an ethical obligation to refrain from this."
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I didn't mention in my last post, however, that /relying/ on someone else's
computer can be risky because they can stop you from using their computer at
any stage. If, for whatever reason, my university decided to block my
computer account, I would not be able to complete those assignments.
The other lesson, which I learnt the hard way, was that some educational
institutes install keyloggers, screen monitors and other software which most
people would consider intrusive. In my case, I wasn't aware that my high
school was doing this, and it wasn't mentioned in any student agreements. (I
was far more concerned that the school had started a laptop program for new
students, which allowed students to take those laptops home). So I only use
university computers for completing assignments, and nothing else.
