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From: "Marin David Condic" <marin.condic.auntie.spam@pacemicro.com>
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Subject: Re: Long names are doom ?
Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2001 13:16:29 -0400
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That's the part that gets legally questionable. In normal contract law,
there are many aspects that ride on your ability to inspect the goods for
sale. Do the goods match up with what is contracted? Are the goods
non-conforming? Have you accepted non-conforming goods sent by the seller in
leu of conforming goods? If I can't possibly inspect the software without
first installing it, how can the act of installing it constitute acceptance?
The whole thing is on legally shakey grounds.

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"Dan Mercer" <damercer@mmm.com> wrote in message
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>
> The agreement is part of the installation process.  You can't
> install the software unless you agree to the license terms.
> This constitutes a legal "acceptance".
>