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Mozilla Nixes Firefox EULA Requirement
Less than a week ago, Mozilla asked (and Canonical relucantly agreed, in development versions of Intrepid Ibex) that users be required on first use to agree to a EULA before using Firefox. This drew lots of criticism, and Mozilla agreed that the requirement was flawed. Now, according to a story at Groklaw, the EULA requirement's been done away with. From the Groklaw article linked: "Bottom line: Now, you can install and use Firefox without having to agree to a EULA. The services have been separated out. If they were opt in instead of opt out, I'd be happier, but this is acceptable to me. There may be further tweaks, I understand, but I think it's time to acknowledge that Mozilla is behaving very well indeed now and demonstrating a desire to get this right."
No mod points. Launch your lawyers.
Singularity: a belief in the "God" idea with the "demiurge" relation inverted.
May I suggest the sun as a destination?
Java doesn't need any lawyers. The speed of their programs are so fast th
Exactly. That's why our small software shop will probably never (again) use Linux. It's just not worth our time to wade through cryptic terminal commands and text configs to do the most basic things.
May I suggest the sun as a destination?
I'd suggest a black hole. Both to be really sure and because it's fitting.
Live today, because you never know what tomorrow brings
Yeah, but with the LHC broken down, we won't have any of those handy for a few months yet.
Quiz: True or False -- On a scale of 1 to 10, what is your middle name?
[Data] "The alien ship has just opened its forward hatches and released thousands of humanoid shaped objects."
[Picard] "Magnify forward viewer on the alien craft"
[Riker] "Good God captain! Those are humans floating straight toward the Borg ship with no life support suits! How can they survive the tortures of deep space ?!"
[Data] "I don't believe that those are humans sir, if you will look closer I believe you will see that they are carrying something recognized by twenty-first century man as doe skin leather briefcases, and wearing Armani suits"
[Riker and Picard together horrified] "Lawyers !!"
[Geordi] "It can't be. All the Lawyers were rounded up and sent hurtling into the sun in 2017 during the Great Awakening."
[Data] "True, but appearently some must have survived."
[Riker] "They have surrounded the Borg ship and are covering it with all types of papers."
[Data] "I believe that is known in ancient venacular as 'red tape' it often proves fatal."
[Riker] "They're tearing the Borg to pieces !"
[Picard] "Turn off the monitors. I can't stand to watch, not even the Borg deserve that."
Dredged up here via Google (no idea of the original source).
Convenience is just one factor among many. Convenience does not explain why anyone would switch to Firefox over from Internet Explorer.
Convenient features, like the ad-blocker plugin. Less inconvenient crashes from known exploits. It also comes back to making my life easier.
May I suggest the sun as a destination?
I'd suggest a black hole. Both to be really sure and because it's fitting.
Well, I think the Sun would be a better choice. If it's true that black holes are portals to alternate universes ... well, how would you feel if the people from one of those universes sent all pf their lawyers to us? Downright unneighborly, if you ask me.
The higher the technology, the sharper that two-edged sword.
Too bad the black holes it could create don't matter.
Not as annoying as your fail to use the preview button though eh? :)
How we know is more important than what we know.