From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 10ad19,23963231b5359f74 X-Google-Attributes: gid10ad19,public X-Google-Thread: 1073c2,23963231b5359f74 X-Google-Attributes: gid1073c2,public X-Google-Thread: 107a89,23963231b5359f74 X-Google-Attributes: gid107a89,public X-Google-Thread: 10a146,23963231b5359f74 X-Google-Attributes: gid10a146,public X-Google-Thread: 103376,23963231b5359f74 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-Thread: 101deb,23963231b5359f74 X-Google-Attributes: gid101deb,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-06-12 14:32:03 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!newsfeed.google.com!sn-xit-02!supernews.com!news.gv.tsc.tdk.com!falcon.america.net!sunqbc.risq.qc.ca!newsfeed.mathworks.com!portc03.blue.aol.com!uunet!dca.uu.net!ash.uu.net!magnum.mmm.com!not-for-mail From: damercer@mmm.com (Dan Mercer) Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada,comp.lang.awk,comp.lang.clarion,comp.lang.java.programmer,comp.lang.pl1,comp.lang.vrml Subject: Re: Long names are doom ? Date: 12 Jun 2001 21:21:22 GMT Organization: 3M Company Message-ID: <9g614i$at4$1@magnum.mmm.com> References: <9f8b7b$h0e$1@nh.pace.co.uk> <9f8r0i$lu3$1@nh.pace.co.uk> <9fgagu$6ae$1@nh.pace.co.uk> <9fjgha$blf$1@nh.pace.co.uk> <35mqhtkdfma2rggv1htcaq6vfn2ihs67a1@4ax.com> <9fli1b$4aa$1@nh.pace.co.uk> <9folnd$1t8$1@nh.pace.co.uk> <3B1FE1FE.B49AE27F@noaa.gov> <9fotpi$4k6$1@nh.pace.co.uk> <3b24dc21$1@news.tce.com> <3B25D5FB.15C9B240@dresdner-bank.com> <9g5as6$hbq$1@magnum.mmm.com> <9g5ipg$roq$1@nh.pace.co.uk> NNTP-Posting-Host: 169.10.129.70 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Newsreader: knews 1.0b.0 Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:8633 comp.lang.awk:3015 comp.lang.clarion:21762 comp.lang.java.programmer:75740 comp.lang.pl1:982 comp.lang.vrml:3732 Date: 2001-06-12T21:21:22+00:00 List-Id: In article <9g5ipg$roq$1@nh.pace.co.uk>, "Marin David Condic" writes: > That's the part that gets legally questionable. In normal contract law, > there are many aspects that ride on your ability to inspect the goods for > sale. Do the goods match up with what is contracted? Are the goods > non-conforming? Have you accepted non-conforming goods sent by the seller in > leu of conforming goods? If I can't possibly inspect the software without > first installing it, how can the act of installing it constitute acceptance? > The whole thing is on legally shakey grounds. Considering the amount of legal talent applied to the problem, I very much doubt they're on legally shakey grounds. We could debate the issue more, but I would guess that the legal opinions of amateurs are as amusing to lawyers as the depictions of computers in the movies are to us. -- Dan Mercer damercer@mmm.com > > MDC > -- > Marin David Condic > Senior Software Engineer > Pace Micro Technology Americas www.pacemicro.com > Enabling the digital revolution > e-Mail: marin.condic@pacemicro.com > Web: http://www.mcondic.com/ > > > "Dan Mercer" wrote in message > news:9g5as6$hbq$1@magnum.mmm.com... >> >> 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". >> > > >