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New Dell Clickthrough Software License

Posted by michael on from the bright-ideas dept.

Petrol writes "I just read that Dell is installing a new mandatory click-through software license at first boot. From the article, Dude, you're getting screwed: 'Kat and I just received the Dell Inspiron 5100 notebook we ordered from Dell Canada. We quickly ran across problems.'"

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  1. Dude, by BillFarber · · Score: 0, Troll

    you're getting slashdotted.

  2. Dude, you're getting . . . by randyest · · Score: 0, Troll

    . . . slashdotted. :)

    Can we get an AC post of a mirror or the article text please?

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  3. Re:Dude, you are over-reacting. by The+Old+Burke · · Score: 0, Troll
    Common, he could have required a license from Dell if he absolutly wanted one.
    Since its a legal document they would have had to send him one if he had sent them a written response.
    To me it looks like if he tried to make the instalation procedure difficault for himself by demanding this license. He should trust a big company like Dell, they have nothing to win by screwing him.

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  4. Re:Happens in Open Source too! by xtermz · · Score: 1, Troll

    So basically, you're bitching about having to pay for a 3rd party component, which you did not create, and that you wish to distribute via a software package that you are selling?

    Do you know how rediculous that sounds?

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  5. Dude, you missed a great chance!!! by mnmn · · Score: 0, Troll

    Someone from Dell asked you to lie about agreeing with the license. You have NO IDEA about the potential of that. All you had to do was record the conversation, 'agree' to the license, and get to Windows screen. Then go back to Linux, package ALL windows files and start distributing them on Kazaa, Morpheus and put them on your webpage. Make sure you redistribute everything under the BSD license.

    You are now authorizing everyone on the planet to use Windows in that package. You have real and good proof that you were allowed to GET and USE windows anyway you want without agreeing that you will not copy the software. Heck you could even resell legally downloadable copies of Windows for $5 a copy.

    Now say you're screwed and taken to court. To begin with the court knows you never signed anything, never agreed to anything and you're a free man. Now they will have trouble with all the people who obtained Windows under the BSD license. They obtained it quite legally and are redistributing it. How do you void that license?

    I'm sure with Windows you also get Norton Antivirus, MS Office and other cool stuff like Winzip, Winamp Real Player and many other things. It would be trivial to repackage the whole thing to be reinstallable on any computer since you had all the CAB files.

    Any lawyers on Slashdot care to correct me on this great idea the OP missed?

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  6. Re:Link to license by Khlatu_Barada_Nicto · · Score: 0, Troll

    Shit!