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Re: A letter for Mr. Darl McBride - personal use



On Sun, Feb 01, 2004 at 07:49:32PM -0600, John Hasler wrote:
> Brett Carrington writes:
> > So is that what might allow me, for example, to use Microsoft software I
> > purchased without accepting the EULA?
> 
> If you can get Microsoft to sell you a copy without requiring as part of
> the purchase agreement acceptance of the EULA.  The EULA is a contract.  It
> says that in return for a copy of the subject work you agree to abide by
> the terms of the EULA, which forbid you to do some things that you would be
> allowed to do in its absence.  The GPL, in contrast, only grants you rights
> that you would not have in its absence.
So why am I giving Joe Bob's Computer Depot money for a box with disks
in it? The box doesn't say anything about my purchase being part of
a contract does it?

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