Re: [slim] Agree to invisible license terms?

2010-01-25 Thread dsdreamer
Thanks to whoever did that. -- dsdreamer -- "Dreamer, easy in the chair that really fits you..." dsdreamer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12588 View this thread: http://foru

Re: [slim] Agree to invisible license terms?

2010-01-25 Thread toby10
Mnyb;510145 Wrote: > And have you ever truly understood those terms ? without an degree in > law ?. Exactly! Life is too short. Anyone read the fine print of every web site or that of credit card terms? One of the news programs here in the US did a story on the credit card industry as a wh

Re: [slim] Agree to invisible license terms?

2010-01-25 Thread DaveWr
Since you don't pay for the software you have little option anyway. You have bought a Squeeze XYZ. It's either MySB.com or use the software. Dave -- DaveWr DaveWr's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?user

Re: [slim] Agree to invisible license terms?

2010-01-25 Thread Mnyb
Goodsounds;510086 Wrote: > For those of you who bother reading "take it or leave it" licenses, have > you ever decided to not use or to return purchased software because you > were unhappy with license terms? > > I understand the need for attention if one were writing code or > developing produc

Re: [slim] Agree to invisible license terms?

2010-01-24 Thread Phil Leigh
Goodsounds;510086 Wrote: > For those of you who bother reading "take it or leave it" licenses, have > you ever decided to not use or to return purchased software because you > were unhappy with license terms? > > I understand the need for attention if one were writing code or > developing produc

Re: [slim] Agree to invisible license terms?

2010-01-24 Thread Goodsounds
For those of you who bother reading "take it or leave it" licenses, have you ever decided to not use or to return purchased software because you were unhappy with license terms? I understand the need for attention if one were writing code or developing products for distribution to others. And may

Re: [slim] Agree to invisible license terms?

2010-01-24 Thread tedfroop
Yes, I have read them, all of them. Yes I read license agreements. A bit weird to some but it does explain my rights to the software, and what I can do with it. It also explains Logitech's rights to the software. It also tells me when your lawyers may call me and why. Would it be possible to

Re: [slim] Agree to invisible license terms?

2010-01-23 Thread dsdreamer
snarlydwarf;509809 Wrote: > Someone should tell the folks at Debian that... since I don't get any > notice of licensing when apt-get installs something. > > A 'click this to agree' on downloads is meaningless when you can > navigate to http://downloads.slimdevices.com/ and not get such a thing.

Re: [slim] Agree to invisible license terms?

2010-01-23 Thread snarlydwarf
dsdreamer;509739 Wrote: > > The GPL2 calls for "conspicuously and appropriately" displaying an > appropriate copyright notice and disclaimer of warranty. Having to dig > around in the install directory for some text file may not qualify. Someone should tell the folks at Debian that... since I d

Re: [slim] Agree to invisible license terms?

2010-01-23 Thread dsdreamer
Much as I appreciate your free spirit, I think you're gonna have to put the license terms somewhere prominent before the user commits the act of installing the software. The GPL2 calls for "conspicuously and appropriately" displaying an appropriate copyright notice and disclaimer of warranty. Ha

Re: [slim] Agree to invisible license terms?

2010-01-23 Thread Michael Herger
> That's why I am waiting to upgrade - I want to read the license. Would you feel better if you didn't have to read/confirm them? It's such a stupid thing. I never actually read any of those terms... did you? > I wonder what they are trying to hide? Nothing, really. It's just so useless, we sho

Re: [slim] Agree to invisible license terms?

2010-01-23 Thread tedfroop
That's why I am waiting to upgrade - I want to read the license. I got a hold of support in November and they said they would have it was a priority to get it fixed. What priority I haven't figured out. I wonder what they are trying to hide? -- tedfroop "Good judgement is the result of ex

Re: [slim] Agree to invisible license terms?

2010-01-23 Thread dsdreamer
https://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=15009 Seems it was reported in early November 2009. -- dsdreamer -- "Dreamer, easy in the chair that really fits you..." dsdreamer's Profile: http://forums

[slim] Agree to invisible license terms?

2010-01-23 Thread dsdreamer
It seems to me that a new user of SBS is asked to agree to the license terms before he may download the SBS software, but the only way to see the license terms is to have first downloaded it (and thereby agreed to the terms). Is there some well-hidden link on http://www.mysqueezebox.com/download