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I learned here on HN that contracts are supposed to be a "meeting of minds". And in EU, as a consumer, you can pretty much ignore most EULAs because they aren'

I learned here on HN that contracts are supposed to be a "meeting of minds". And in EU, as a consumer, you can pretty much ignore most EULAs because they aren't valid if they break EU consumer protections. Now if your interpretation is correct the idea of a meeting of minds falls completely on its face. And, as a lot of individuals also upload their projects to GitHub, GitHub is on shaky ground there as well. I think most EULAs have clauses like these in them but we are always told that it is because of crazy American lawyers and nothing to worry about. If Microsoft decides to prove once and for all that we should worry about ridiculously broad claims in EULAs I think it will be hard for GitHub to continue to operate in more sane jurisdictions.

otterley 5y ago
> I learned here on HN that contracts are supposed to be a "meeting of minds". HN is not law school and you would be well-advised not to treat it as one. There's a ton of false information about the law flying around here and not nearly enough educated people or time to correct it all. If you want to know the law, go to law school, or ask a practicing lawyer.
- dragonwriter 5y ago
  > > I learned here on HN that contracts are supposed to be a "meeting of minds". > HN is not law school and you would be well-advised not to treat it as one. There's a ton of false information about the law flying around here and not nearly enough educated people or time to correct it all. Since I learned the exact same thing about contracts being supposed to be a “meeting of the minds” in the first week of Contracts in law school (and much of the rest of Contracts was rules that have been developed operationalizing that principle), while I would agree with your “HN is not law school...” rant as a general rule, I don’t think its germane to the quoted statement.
  - otterley 5y ago
    The problem is that people here tend to take a true generalization and form incorrect conclusions from it in the absence of proper legal education. That’s why I advise caution.

otterley 5y ago

> I learned here on HN that contracts are supposed to be a "meeting of minds". HN is not law school and you would be well-advised not to treat it as one. There's a ton of false information about the law flying around here and not nearly enough educated people or time to correct it all. If you want to know the law, go to law school, or ask a practicing lawyer.

dragonwriter 5y ago
> > I learned here on HN that contracts are supposed to be a "meeting of minds". > HN is not law school and you would be well-advised not to treat it as one. There's a ton of false information about the law flying around here and not nearly enough educated people or time to correct it all. Since I learned the exact same thing about contracts being supposed to be a “meeting of the minds” in the first week of Contracts in law school (and much of the rest of Contracts was rules that have been developed operationalizing that principle), while I would agree with your “HN is not law school...” rant as a general rule, I don’t think its germane to the quoted statement.
- otterley 5y ago
  The problem is that people here tend to take a true generalization and form incorrect conclusions from it in the absence of proper legal education. That’s why I advise caution.