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Posted by timothy on from the ignore-the-print-and-sign-here dept.

An anonymous reader submits: "There's an article over at CNet about all those software contracts that are out there, and what to watch for before signing the dotted line. Using California's $95 million Oracle problem, they define what the general terms are that get used in software procurement and support contracts. While mostly geared at commercial software, one can use most of this article to target open source tech support contracts."

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  1. first troll! by s4m7 · · Score: -1, Troll

    There is nothing new here. Big companies rip people off. Next thing you know, /. will be posting links to Cnet articles claiming that the sky is up and the ground is down.

    seriously, who is surprised that expensive software contracts have loopholes designed to screw the customer? it wasn't considered news when MS started doing it to their customers years ago.

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  2. Re:[Horny Smurf] Incest Incest Incest! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Unwanted arousal sure is frustrating, isn't it?