[vlc-devel] vlc: Windows install and GPL dialog box - unfortunate "I agree" button
Rémi Denis-Courmont
rem at videolan.org
Fri Mar 27 17:46:03 CET 2009
Moi,
Le Friday 27 March 2009 16:43:35 Jari Aalto, vous avez écrit :
> At install phase under Windows, the GPL dialog box contains button
>
> "I agree"
>
> The opposite would be "I disagree", but both "Agree" and "disagree" pose
> a problem because GPL does not need to agreed on or diagreed on in order
> to be able to run the software.
>
> In this regard GPL is not EULA[1][2], which, must be agreed/disagreed.
We need to present the disclaimer of warranty... which is part of the license.
We don't want to end up being sued for breaking someone's else computer.
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Rémi Denis-Courmont
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