* Glenn Maynard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2002-12-04 10:46]: > On Wed, Dec 04, 2002 at 12:21:29AM -0500, David B Harris wrote: > > I suspect (though I could be wrong) that the the problem is that if it's > > an "EULA", in that the user must agree to it before using the software > > in question, we have to force them to agree to it before using it. We > > can't guarantee that. a) I don't know anybody in Debian who would > > advocate forcing the user to do something that they may or may want to > > do, and b) even if it was attempted, there would be ways around it. > > A license having the requirement that a click-wrap license be agreed to > before the software is distributed would seem to fail DFSG #1 fairly > directly--it's a restriction on distribution. > > And if they put users through a click-wrap license, but don't require it > on redistribution, there seems to be no point. (I've seen some slightly > confused Windows installers for GPL programs with a click-through > containing the GPL. No real harm in that, I think, but it's unnecessary.) Besides that there are countries like Austria where click-through licenses are not legally binding.
yours Martin
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