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[Michael Loeffler <michl@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Friday 26 September 2008, Benji Weber wrote:
> 2008/9/26 Michael Loeffler <michl@xxxxxxxxxx>:
> > This would allow us to offer a user friendly end user licence agreement
> > (EULA) and would remove the cause of bad press and angry users reading
> > the EULA really carefully.
>
> Hypothetically if your proposal were accepted -
>
> I really wonder whether we need a EULA at all, if the EULA is only
> restricting /redistribution/ then users should not have to agree to it
> in order to simply /use/ the software. Copyright and trademark law
> will already prevent people from redistributing in ways not allowed by
> the Licence, so what function does the EULA provide except annoying
> users and generating bad reviews?
The EULA is not restricted to redistribution. Usage and warranty is covered 
here as well. 
M
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> Benjamin Weber



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