Who reads the User License Agreement when installing something?

[TheAJGman]

Seriously who does?

[xaegis]

Well if it is an Apple product you darned well better read it or else you risk being used in an iExperiment. (e.g. HUMANCENTiPAD):shock:

[Dustin2128]

You could say I do. Most of the software I install is free/permissive, and knowing the general premises behind the rest, I tend not to read free software licenses. For proprietary stuff, yeah I prefer to read those no matter how long it takes. Most of the time, I admit, I'm skimming just trying to find anything particularly outrageous.

[Thewhistlingwind]

You could say I do. Most of the software I install is free/permissive, and knowing the general premises behind the rest, I tend not to read free software licenses. For proprietary stuff, yeah I prefer to read those no matter how long it takes. Most of the time, I admit, I'm skimming just trying to find anything particularly outrageous.

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[jerrrys]

just skim through them and watch out for yahoo toolbars :D

[Ctrl-Alt-F1]

It depends sometimes I read, sometimes I skim, sometimes I don't give a care what they think.

[Macskeeball]

"Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn."

[TheAJGman]

Same

[Lucradia]

When SONY did their first major overhaul of the End-User Agreement for the PlayStation Network, it was sent to my email address. I read the entire thing, top to bottom, all bold, caps, fine print, everything.

I got deep into the bottom, but not quite the very bottom, and noted, hidden deep in a paragraph was this line (it's not the same now):


SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT OF AMERICA has the right to charge for the creation of your SONY PlayStation Network account at anytime, without prior notice. Failure to pay the fine will result in termination of the account.

[Aquix]

Whats the point. They protect themselves from everything in those things, lawsuits to alien invasions, so I don't care.

[Bandit]

I read them, its the EULA from MS that is half the reason I use Linux. Not the quality of the product.

[trizrK]

chuck norris lol

[Lucradia]

I read them, its the EULA from MS that is half the reason I use Linux. Not the quality of the product.

Yeah, trying to get that silly refund is also a pain in the hinder, especially in the USA, where no manufacturer wants to refund their OEM.

(Gosh, try Gateway when they still accepted the OEM Refunds.)

[handy]

I rarely ever see one these days.

I'm more interested in reading privacy policy statements.

[Random_Dude]

Well if it is an Apple product you darned well better read it or else you risk being used in an iExperiment. (e.g. HUMANCENTiPAD):shock:

LOL, cool episode.
No, I don't read them. I know I should, but apparently I'm just like 99.9% of the computer user's population.

[jerenept]

If it's not BSD/MIT/X11/GPL, I read it.

[yetiman64]

You could say I do. Most of the software I install is free/permissive, and knowing the general premises behind the rest, I tend not to read free software licenses. For proprietary stuff, yeah I prefer to read those no matter how long it takes. Most of the time, I admit, I'm skimming just trying to find anything particularly outrageous.
+1 This.

[Frogs Hair]

Yes , but when it is stated that the agreement is subject to change I have never gone back checked for changes .

[Thewhistlingwind]

Yes , but when it is stated that the agreement is subject to change I have never gone back checked for changes .

That just gave me the coolest idea for a firefox addon:

It takes license agreements you agree to, then periodically checks them for updates.

[RiceMonster]

Never bothered, never had any problems.

[BrokenKingpin]

Most of the software I install is open source, so I do not bother for the most part, unless it is an open source licence I have not read before.

[BrokenKingpin]

That just gave me the coolest idea for a firefox addon:

It takes license agreements you agree to, then periodically checks them for updates.
I like the idea, but not in a web browser... as it has nothing to do with a web browser.

[forrestcupp]

Usually not. But there have been a few times when the agreement included a paid subscription and I thought I'd better read it.

[del_diablo]

I live in a country where ULA is not enforceable, and it will automatically fail any session in court.
So yeah: I am not reading it.

[TheAJGman]

Can you do some things for me ??? Lol

[Dr. C]

I do and it is one of the reasons I use Ubuntu. :wink:

[Thewhistlingwind]

I like the idea, but not in a web browser... as it has nothing to do with a web browser.

Web services have EULA's too!

[Minox]

I live in a country where ULA is not enforceable, and it will automatically fail any session in court.
So yeah: I am not reading it.

Oo, where's that?

[Khakilang]

I don't read it because Linux is free and open source. Other people don't read it because they use pirated copies and they don't care.

[uRock]

I wonder if folks would get mad if someone were to be contracted to replace your roof and the contractor decided not to read the contract and only tore off the old shingles, then never returned to install the new ones.

When you purchase/use a product that comes with a license agreement, then you have agreed to do as they say. If you don't like the contract, then don't buy/use the product.

[Macskeeball]

I wonder if folks would get mad if someone were to be contracted to replace your roof and the contractor decided not to read the contract and only tore off the old shingles, then never returned to install the new ones.

When you purchase/use a product that comes with a license agreement, then you have agreed to do as they say. If you don't like the contract, then don't buy/use the product.

A EULA is a one-sided "agreement," and the customer can't see it until after purchasing and opening the box. Once a box of software has been opened, the store will refuse to take it back.

[uRock]

Microsoft EULA. (http://www.microsoft.com/About/Legal/EN/US/IntellectualProperty/UseTerms/Default.aspx)

Apple (http://www.apple.com/legal/sla/)

Norton (http://www.symantec.com/about/profile/policies/eulas/index.jsp)

Adobe (http://www.adobe.com/products/eulas/)

Most large companies have their EULAs readily available.

[TheAJGman]

Most large companies have their EULAs readily available.
Key word "MOST" not all

[TheAJGman]

Only 15% for chuck Norris come on