Local Linux friendly ISP offer to NFLUG users

[Gregory J. Neumann]

EULA - End User License Agreement - A binding legal contract that the hapless 
consumer (End User) enters into with a commercial software company (Also known as 
an "end user", but meaning something TOTALLY different! 8-O) by breaking the 
seal/shrinkwrap on a commercial software product without being able to read first 
and whose only recourse is to not use the product involved, reformatting the hard 
drive and sacrificing a pigeon and two bullocks, but which cannot be returned 
because said product was opened, voiding any return/refund privileges, which is 
explicitly stated in the EULA, but cannot be read w/o opening the product (also 
known as the "Catch 22 Clause"!).

Clauses include, but are not limited to:
Use of your computer at any time by the software provider.
"Leasing" of your computer's resources to third parties for what ever purpose and 
at whatever times they deem needful.
The right of the software provider to disable your computer at their discresition 
any time and for any reason, especially if you refuse the "enhancements" to be 
provided at a future date.
The right to alter any terms of the EULA at any moment and enforce such terms 
immediately without prior notification and/or consent and still have such terms be 
binding.
The right to confiscate your property, car, bank account or other assets as needed 
or wanted.  This includes firstborn sons and/or other offspring if there's a market 
for them.
The right to terminate, without prejudice or warning, your life or any relative if 
you speak / publish any negative comments, whether true or not, whether such 
comments may prevent harm to another person or not, about the software covered by 
the EULA.

I guess that covers the milder conditions. ;-)  Not that I mind licensing 
agreements per se, but they've gotten more and more out of hand since I've been 
using computers.  I don't like them, can you tell?  Simply being notified that by 
breaking the seal, I agree to abide by all the clauses set forth in an electronic 
format on the media inside that sometimes can't be read w/o use of the product 
doesn't seem very proper.  And I'm pretty sure that somewhere it says we can't be 
forced to sign away our Constitutional Rights and have it be legally binding.  I 
could be wrong.

-Greg
p.s.  I hope nobody is offended by the outrageous embellishments! ;-)

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>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: Joe Bielli 
>   To: nflug at nflug.org 
>   Sent: Friday, March 22, 2002 6:20 PM
>   Subject: RE: Local Linux friendly ISP offer to NFLUG users
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>       Ehehe J You sound like an EULA sometimes J no big deal, thanks
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>       Please explain what is an EULA?
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>       The (opinions) of this lug's members are just that and no more! 
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>       Ron
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