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* Re: [gentoo-dev] Adding AdobeFlash-10{,.1} licenses to EULA group
  @ 2010-06-17 22:14 99%       ` Dale
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From: Dale @ 2010-06-17 22:14 UTC (permalink / raw
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Lars Wendler wrote:
> Am Mittwoch 16 Juni 2010, 14:45:21 schrieb Angelo Arrifano:
>    
>> On 16-06-2010 14:40, Jim Ramsay wrote:
>>      
>>> Chí-Thanh Christopher Nguyễn<chithanh@gentoo.org>  wrote:
>>>        
>>>> I propose that this license be added to the EULA group. The previous
>>>> AdobeFlash-10 license is similar in this regard, and could possibly
>>>> also be added to that group.
>>>>          
>>> Agreed, on both points, and done.  Thanks for finding and airing this
>>> issue!
>>>
>>>        
>>>> One notable section is 7.6 in which Adobe reserves the right to
>>>> download and install additional Content Protection software on the
>>>> user's PC.
>>>>          
>>> Not like anyone will actually *read* the license before adding it to
>>> their accept group, but if they did this would indeed be an important
>>> thing of which users should be aware.
>>>        
>> I defend it is our job to warn users about this kind of details. To me
>> it sounds that a einfo at post-build phase would do the job, what do you
>> guys think?
>>      
> Definitely yes! This is a very dangerous snippet in Adobe's license which
> should be pretty clearly pointed at to every user.
>
>    

Could that also include a alternative to adobe?  If there is one.

Dale

:-)  :-)



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