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WogBoy
April 8th, 2014, 07:16 AM
This is a post I found some place talking about EULA.

Software License Agreements: Ignore at Your
Own Risk
Edward Desautels
Summary
By now you’ve heard all about computer viruses, Trojan horses, worms, identity theft, and
phishing scams, and you’re taking the necessary step
s to secure your computer and privacy when
using the internet. One boring little item, howev
er, can undo your good work—if you’re not
careful. That item is the end user license agreement (EULA) covering the software you use. Scary stuff.

These agreements themselves can’t harm you or yo
ur computer. In fact, EULAs can do just the
opposite: they highlight things that can put you at risk. The harm comes from ignoring EULAs—
and the subtle warnings they might contai
n—by blindly agreeing to their terms:

Ignoring EULAs can expose your computer to security risks.

Ignoring EULAs can put your privacy at risk.


Read more here.
http://www.us-cert.gov/sites/default/files/publications/EULA.pdf

coldcritter64
April 8th, 2014, 07:54 PM
This is a post I found some place talking about EULA.


Read more here.
http://www.us-cert.gov/sites/default/files/publications/EULA.pdf

I prefer to install software that has me read one of --these-- (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_General_Public_License) instead :P. Glad I rarely if ever see a EULA nowdays, only when installing MS fonts or the likes in a terminal :)

forcecore
April 9th, 2014, 10:41 AM
Belive or not but i have never read any EULA ever(physical nor software).