[Full-Disclosure] FW: Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 now

From: Markus Gaugusch (full-disclosure@lists.netsys.com)
Date: 08/06/02


From: full-disclosure@lists.netsys.com (Markus Gaugusch)
Date: Tue, 6 Aug 2002 21:37:05 +0200 (CEST)

On Aug 6, PJ <briareos@otherlands.net> wrote:
> The point is that you are not legally required to sign or agree with a
> contract that is simply presented in front of you, if you don't agree
> to it, you can negotiate the points in contention, refuse to sign or
> make your own addumenum before presenting it to the other party. Now,
> since you have already paid your money and are not presented with the
> EULA until you start installing, this removes the need to actually
> agree with whatever terms are presented to you after the fact.
All CD's are sealed, and if you open the seal, you agree with the EULA.
Hmmm ... but you can open the CD case on the other side, without breaking
the seal ... Don't know, how that would be regarding laws ... (because it
is easy to do so, you don't even have to break anything, if it is a
standard jewel case)

regards,
Markus Gaugusch



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