I work as a Tech Support rep for an internet service provider that services all of the new england area. If you happen to work Tech Support the weeks after AOL v5 came out, you know it was hell.
We have a large customer base who uses us to piggy back into AOL. When those users upgraded to 5.0 it totally FUCKED their connections with us. It was damned near impossiable to get rid of it short of removing AOL 5 totally out of the system (regediting the crap out, too) removing and reinstalling the entire Windows Communications package, and praying to god they had an older version of AOL handy.
Which is total bullshit because the tech's basicly had to take time out from normal customer problems to fix AOL's fuck ups.
I think ISP industries should get into this and jump on the lawsuit.
As a gaming journalist I have to agree with you on this, but also I think/. was just trying to let the people know what is going on here.
It's one thing to have a discussion on the implications of the EULA... But when you have Bruce making statements screaming LAW SUIT, LAW SUIT... I think there is the big problem.
/. was just reporting, blame the horses mouth for creating the havoc.
I know there is more to the point then the whole being 18 thing.. But how many minors are actually gonna stop using the distro, let alone even READ the EULA? I think we should treat this like porn sites... No one but yourself knows your real age.:)
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I work as a Tech Support rep for an internet service provider that services all of the new england area. If you happen to work Tech Support the weeks after AOL v5 came out, you know it was hell.
We have a large customer base who uses us to piggy back into AOL. When those users upgraded to 5.0 it totally FUCKED their connections with us. It was damned near impossiable to get rid of it short of removing AOL 5 totally out of the system (regediting the crap out, too) removing and reinstalling the entire Windows Communications package, and praying to god they had an older version of AOL handy.
Which is total bullshit because the tech's basicly had to take time out from normal customer problems to fix AOL's fuck ups.
I think ISP industries should get into this and jump on the lawsuit.
As a gaming journalist I have to agree with you on this, but also I think /. was just trying to let the people know what is going on here.
/. was just reporting, blame the horses mouth for creating the havoc.
It's one thing to have a discussion on the implications of the EULA... But when you have Bruce making statements screaming LAW SUIT, LAW SUIT... I think there is the big problem.
I know there is more to the point then the whole being 18 thing.. But how many minors are actually gonna stop using the distro, let alone even READ the EULA? I think we should treat this like porn sites... No one but yourself knows your real age. :)