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- From: leonard@qiclab.scn.rain.com (Leonard Erickson)
- Newsgroups: comp.security.misc,comp.org.eff.talk
- Subject: Re: Stupid Licenses (YUCK!)
- Message-ID: <1992Dec29.000330.3921@qiclab.scn.rain.com>
- Date: 29 Dec 92 00:03:30 GMT
- Article-I.D.: qiclab.1992Dec29.000330.3921
- References: <bhayden.724495103@teal> <1992Dec18.024239.11331@news2.cis.umn.edu> <bhayden.724690634@teal> <1992Dec18.215023.651@clarinet.com>
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- Organization: SCN Research/Qic Laboratories of Tigard, Oregon.
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- brad@clarinet.com (Brad Templeton) writes:
-
- >I don't know what the fuss is. There are lots of software vendors and
- >computer dealers and even computer stores that sell things with a money
- >back guarantee these days. It's been happening for years.
-
- And not one of them will give you your money back after a relatively
- short period. Say a month. So If the nasty bug shows up after 6 months
- of use, you are stuck.
-
- Worse, if the bug takes out the data you'd entered into the program,
- or worse yet, takes out unrelated files, you aren't going to get one cent
- for that.
-
- I know how hard coping with "everything" is. But that's no excuse for
- the sort of "we disclaim responsibility. All shapes, all sizes, all
- kinds." that seems to be popular.
-
- --
- Leonard Erickson leonard@qiclab.scn.rain.com
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