If (hypothetically) the number of non-Micro$oft hosts on the Internet dropped below, say, 20% or so, they would probably make it illegal to connect to a non-Windoze box at all. They might even make it illegal to spread rumors that non Micro$oft OS's even exist...
On Wed, 2001-12-12 at 11:07, David Brodbeck wrote: > I'm not arguing with you about any of those points -- the EULA is clearly > ridiculous. However, I think it's reckless to tell people they can just > ignore it unless: > > - You are a lawyer. > - You are willing to go up against a multi-million-dollar legal team if > someone > does this and gets called on it by the BSA. > > The idea is it's a contract, and if you don't like the terms you don't have > to accept it by buying the software. Software companies are currently going > through a lot of effort to pass UCITA to ensure these shrinkwrap or > click-through contracts are legally enforcable, and they're meeting > surprisingly little resistance from people like us because we just assume > we'll always be able to ignore them. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Glenn Lovitz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2001 1:25 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: AW: Timeout Problem with XP - firewall not the problem > > Enjoy your VNC connections with impunity. The real crime was committed by > the lawyers that wrote this EULA tripe to begin with and the MS Execs who > approved it. > > Glenn Lovitz > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the line: > 'unsubscribe vnc-list' in the message BODY > See also: http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/intouch.html > --------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the line: 'unsubscribe vnc-list' in the message BODY See also: http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/intouch.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------
