[vlc-devel] vlc: Windows install and GPL dialog box - unfortunate "I agree" button

Rémi Denis-Courmont rem at videolan.org
Fri Mar 27 23:00:52 CET 2009


On Friday 27 March 2009 23:39:35 Jari Aalto wrote:
> > 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.
>
> Please read my post. The dialog can be presented, it's the button text
> that needs change. Simply make it say:
>
>     [Next]
>
> Instead of:
>
>     [I agree]
>
> As done in the links I presented.

The user must agree to the disclaimer. If not, (s)he has no copyright license, 
and is hence not allowed to use the software. I do not see a problem here.

-- 
Rémi Denis-Courmont



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