Not your average EULA
Johne Cook <[email protected]>
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Instead of the usual toxic EULA, one textbook author took a different angle: http://www.boingboing.net/2011/03/22/textbook-license-dem.html > The license agreement for Eugene Blanchard's 2007 textbook "Introduction to > Data Communications," is a rather extraordinary document: Mr Blanchard will > let you do whatever you want with his book provided you live a fairly > ethical and honest life. I like the idea, and it's quite a cute provocation > in light of the abusiveness of your average EULA. > > Introduction to Data Communications since Revision 2.0 has the following > licensing agreement. You are allowed to use it, view it, modify it without > permission of the author Eugene Blanchard, provided that you agree to the > following: > > * That you will try to be a better person today than yesterday. > * That you will exercise your body as well as your mind. > * That you will tell the persons dear to you that you love them. > * That you will defend the rights of those who are unable to defend > themselves. > * That you will not hurt your family members emotionally or physically. > * That you will respect your elders and care for them in time of need. > * That you will respect the rights of others in their religious beliefs. > * That you will respect the rights of others in their sexual orientation. > * That every man, woman and child has the right to be here and is equal > regardless of race, creed or color. > * That you will act honorably in all aspects of your personal and business > life. > * That your family is first and foremost the most important thing in your > life. > * That when you make a mistake, that you admit it and make amends. > > This book is available online in the hope it will be useful, but WITHOUT > ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or > FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. > > Johne Cook | http://raygunrevival.com | http://authorculture.blogspot.com |* * -- dadl-ot mailing list http://mail.thehood.us/mailman/listinfo/dadl-ot_thehood.us http://news.gmane.org/gmane.music.dadl.ot