From: Eugen Leitl (eugen@leitl.org)
Date: Wed Apr 03 2002 - 02:37:14 MST
On Wed, 3 Apr 2002, Harvey Newstrom wrote:
> It's real, and it's not new. Most EULAs give total control over your
> computer to the software company. Microsoft's agreement gives them
Thanks for reminding me why I haven't used an EULA privately in a long
time.
> permission to download and install software onto your system without
> your knowledge. This is common practice in the industry, but not well
> known. Even in my security business, I can't get customers interested
> in this stuff.
The monkey needs to be burned a couple of times before starting
associating fire with damage.
The strange thing is that most IT persons believe they're operating in a
rational manner. Time to start looking for a new field...
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