Re: Society's access to source code (was Re: KDE v. Gnome)

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From: Tim Green
Date: Sun, 11 Oct 1998 00:00

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On 10 Oct 1998 21:32:02 GMT, Bill Unruh <unruh@physics.ubc.ca> wrote:

>That makes as much sense as if I
>sent the software company a letter aftr they had deposited my cheque
>saying that they were bound by certain provisions of my shrinkwrapped
>consumer contract.

Actually, that's not a bad idea! How about getting a team of hot lawyers to
draw up some *fair* standard purchase contract forms and sell them in
bookshops, newsagents etc. You then go into the shop and say, "Here's the
approved standard purchase contract. Sign it and you have a deal. Don't sign
it and you have an ex-customer."

Table-turning time - the revenge of the small-printed! ;)))

Tim

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From: tmgreen@netcologne.de (Tim Green)
Subject: Re: Society's access to source code (was Re: KDE v. Gnome)
Date: 1998/10/11
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