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I don't especially care for license agreements, but it does seem better that they be simple like this than fifty pages of legalese. On the other hand, I don't e

I don't especially care for license agreements, but it does seem better that they be simple like this than fifty pages of legalese. On the other hand, I don't especially like that this keeps some of the most typical objectionable clauses of such agreements: Clause 1: you disclaim any fitness for purpose? Not only is this likely unenforceable in many jurisdictions, it seems distinctly weaselly to sell a product and attempt to claim that in the fine print. Clause 2: does that mean if it erases my entire hard drive, you're not responsible? Seems a bit not cool; though I can understand wanting to avoid claims if it crashes and data is lost, it seems overly wide-ranging. Clause 4: I have a perpetual license, until you decide it's over for no reason at all and that's that - in which case I get no consideration or refund? Clause 5: as csense mentioned, at least parts of this would seem unenforceable too. I guess maybe it makes it seem worse that it's all laid out starkly without all the jargon to mask them; they're not uncommon clauses to include in such agreements, of course.

latitude 13y ago
Clause 1 is a standard DISCLAIMER in many O/S licenses. That's the source of it. Clause 2 - Correct. This is a straight-forward translation of the legal speak. Again, fairly standard, you've just not been paying attention :) Clause 4 - As I explained in another comment, this yet again appears to be a standard way to protect against unforeseen abuse. For example, someone's using the software to facilitate phishing ops or something to that end. Clause 5 - The lease/rent/lend is a standard clause in many licenses, e.g. [1]. The "sell" clause also made an appearance in several I looked at, so it only seemed reasonable to combine these two. [1] http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb469936.aspx http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb469936.asp...
- archangel_one 13y ago
  Yep, I understand that those clauses are common in many agreements. Doesn't change that I just don't care for any of them, though :) I think having them laid out that might make me more likely to react to them than if they were buried in a whole lot of jargon, which makes a slightly unpleasant case for longer agreements :(

latitude 13y ago

Clause 1 is a standard DISCLAIMER in many O/S licenses. That's the source of it. Clause 2 - Correct. This is a straight-forward translation of the legal speak. Again, fairly standard, you've just not been paying attention :) Clause 4 - As I explained in another comment, this yet again appears to be a standard way to protect against unforeseen abuse. For example, someone's using the software to facilitate phishing ops or something to that end. Clause 5 - The lease/rent/lend is a standard clause in many licenses, e.g. [1]. The "sell" clause also made an appearance in several I looked at, so it only seemed reasonable to combine these two. [1] http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb469936.aspx http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb469936.asp...

archangel_one 13y ago
Yep, I understand that those clauses are common in many agreements. Doesn't change that I just don't care for any of them, though :) I think having them laid out that might make me more likely to react to them than if they were buried in a whole lot of jargon, which makes a slightly unpleasant case for longer agreements :(