Author: Dave Gomboc
Date: 12:08:50 11/28/99
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On November 28, 1999 at 14:51:37, Dave Gomboc wrote: >On November 28, 1999 at 14:22:52, Steven Schwartz wrote: > >>On November 28, 1999 at 13:41:55, Dave Gomboc wrote: >> >>>On November 28, 1999 at 13:24:38, Christopher A. Morgan wrote: >>> >>>>No free speech in Sweden? Who cares whether author "prohibits" >>>>testing. The tester buys the program on open market and tests >>>>it and publishes results. Period. Does Consumer Reports say we >>>>couldn't test a product because manufacturer wouldn't let us? >>>>Sure, could be problems in the methodology of the tests resulting >>>>in bias towards a program, opening SSDF to potential law suit, >>>>but does anyone think that is even a remote possibility? >>> >>>If you would like to purchase the software and hardware, perform the testing, >>>and report the results, we'll be happy to listen to what you come up with. But >>>if you break the license agreement and end up in court, it's your own fault, and >>>problem. >>> >>>Not liking a licence doesn't give you the moral authority to break it. If you >>>don't like it, you shouldn't agree to it, so don't buy the program. >>>Dave >> >>Hypothetical #1... >>The license agreement says, "If you purchase this piece of software, >>you agree to use it, but you may not tell anyone whether you win or >>lose against it nor what you think of it in any public or private forum." >>What do you do? > >Not buy the piece of crap. > >>Hypothetical #2... >>The license agreement says, "If you purchase this piece of software, >>you agree to use it, but you may not tell anyone that it lost any >>games nor can you mention that you are unhappy with it in any way >>in any public or private forum. You may only speak of its won >>games and/or give positive feedback." What do you do? > >Not buy the piece of crap. > >>Hmmmmm.... >>- Steve (ICD/Your Move) I should add that I don't believe either of these licences would stand up in court. If someone was a lawyer (or could afford one) they might go ahead, buy the product, break the agreement repeatedly to provoke the company to sue them, and have their licence shredded by a judge. Blasting the licence publicly can be effective too, though. I still remember when Borland Pascal 7.0 came out with a licence that prohibited software development for products that would compete with Borland's own products. That was a big fiasco for Borland, and they ended up eating crow and rewriting it. Dave
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