EULAs Don't Have To Suck

jfruhlinger writes "The ubiquitous EULA — reams of baffling text imposing draconian terms on software users — infuriate most Slashdot users and are routinely ignored by everyone else (until they suddenly cause trouble, of course). But it doesn't have to be that way. Several European countries are considering laws mandating user-friendly EULAs, and some companies provide them voluntarily."

Comments

Corporate Owned Government

[Anonymous Coward]

Draconian, unethical, and immoral EULAs are just the natural extension of a political system that has long since been sold to the highest bidder.

I had to sign a contract for employment that claimed company ownership of projects completed on my own time. I had already turned down all the other jobs and needed my income, so I had to sign it.

It should be illegal to even write these types of contracts or EULAs, and it would be if not for our blindingly corrupt government.

Re:They inherently suck

[alostpacket]

Well I can see a valid use for a "This software is provided as-is" clause. It's clauses like this that are bad: "you can only use this yourself, never re-sell, rent, trade, and must only use it on one computer from the hours of 1pm-2pm with one hand tied behind your back..."