Re: [techtalk] DVD-ROM on Linux?

[Kelly Lynn Martin]

On Wed, 15 Dec 1999 14:36:11 -0000, "Ian Phillips" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:

>surely there's this bit about ". . . all goods should be of
>merchantable quality and fit for the purpose for which they are
>. . ." in the Sale of Goods act? How does M$ defend themselves about
>that in the UK?

Does the UK allow the buyer to waive that provision?   The US allows
for the purchaser to waive the common law requirement of
merchantability, and of course Microsoft buries such a waiver in their 
adhesive contract of sale.

Kelly

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