Michael Pogue wrote: > 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? The lawyers have approved the current checkbox/link configuration, one of the reasons I would rather not mess with it.
> > 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. We're trying to avoid the extra screen and stuff. > > > 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. Windows XP isn't downloadable - they use a "break the seal" license approval as do most boxed distributions. I don't know about Ubuntu. Perhaps they feel a license isn't needed or appropriate for users of an open source binary under GPL? Frank > > 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
