Hmmm...then there's something else to consider here -- is it strong enough (from a Legal point of view) to say "I accept the license", without ever having the opportunity to read the license?
In other words, if we just have a checkbox and a link, isn't it arguable that I could not have made an informed choice about agreeing to the license? Other installers I've seen force this issue, by showing the license in a text box, and forcing you to scroll down before the "I accept" button (or checkbox) is enabled. Depending on what the lawyers say, that might argue for a different design, with a separate page for the license-in-a-textbox (separate from the review page). SuSE uses this style, for example. Also, I notice that neither Windows XP nor Ubuntu have such a license page. So, do we need this license question at all? Another question for the lawyers, I think...I'd be curious to know how Windows XP and Ubuntu got around the need for it. Mike Frank Ludolph wrote: > > > Shawn Walker wrote: >> On 09/04/07, Frank Ludolph <Frank.Ludolph at sun.com> wrote: >>> Early experience showed that many users didn't see the License >>> checkbox... >>> Overall definitely less work for the user, whatever path they take the >>> installer adjusts, and that is what we want - low friction... ;-) >> >> Which makes me inclined to say, just remove the checkbox and ask the >> user after the license screen if they agree. > Perhaps we could, but the checkbox also serves as a useful place display > the Show License link. We must have the link and it would seem a bit > strange to show this link but have no checkbox. > _______________________________________________ > install-discuss mailing list > install-discuss at opensolaris.org > http://opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/install-discuss
