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=-0.4 required=5.0 tests=AC_FROM_MANY_DOTS,BAYES_00 autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,23963231b5359f74 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-Thread: 10a146,23963231b5359f74 X-Google-Attributes: gid10a146,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-06-13 09:46:24 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!newsfeed.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!isdnet!psinet-france!psiuk-f4!psiuk-p4!uknet!psiuk-n!news.pace.co.uk!nh.pace.co.uk!not-for-mail From: "Marin David Condic" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada,comp.lang.java.programmer Subject: Re: software suits, was Re: Long names are doom ? Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2001 12:30:51 -0400 Organization: Posted on a server owned by Pace Micro Technology plc Message-ID: <9g84ft$qpn$1@nh.pace.co.uk> References: <3b24dc21$1@news.tce.com> <9g33oo$rp$1@nh.pace.co.uk> <3b267365$1@news.tce.com> <3B267A3D.1B2F2750@ftw.rsc.raytheon.com> <9g61hj$35f$1@nh.pace.co.uk> <3B278351.ED8C47E1@ftw.rsc.raytheon.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: 136.170.200.133 X-Trace: nh.pace.co.uk 992449853 27447 136.170.200.133 (13 Jun 2001 16:30:53 GMT) X-Complaints-To: newsmaster@pace.co.uk NNTP-Posting-Date: 13 Jun 2001 16:30:53 GMT X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4522.1200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4522.1200 Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:8667 comp.lang.java.programmer:76009 Date: 2001-06-13T16:30:53+00:00 List-Id: Proof that the lawyers have quite obviously gone completely insane - and are still in the courts, practicing law. (Yes sir! Quite obviously so sir! :-) Clearly a case of "Blind Justice"? Acceptance of a contract you cannot see until you accept? Doubt that it would hold up in court. 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/ "Wes Groleau" wrote in message news:3B278351.ED8C47E1@ftw.rsc.raytheon.com... > > You are criticizing words that imply acceptance of a product that > one has not seen (and I agree with you) but I am criticizing the > even stupider idea that one can accept a "license" that one hasn't > seen. >