Surfing the Internet I find a very interesting post on a blog called Hunting bears, which belongs to a developer of Canaima, where he talks about some points in the Microsoft EULA that sincerely make you laugh.
The article in question is titled: Have you read the Microsoft Windows license? (The one that everyone accepts with their eyes closed) and the author shows us in it (as I said), some of those absurd clauses that we can find in the EULA de Windows 7.
It really is amazing how devilish this license is, not to say stupid, and it is a fact that, unfortunately, 90% of Windows users do not bother to read. Here is the article copied verbatim from Hunting bears.
Only one user at a time and maximum two processors
SECTION 2: INSTALLATION AND USE RIGHTS
to. One Copy per Team. You may install one copy of the software on one computer. That team will be the "licensed team."
b. Licensed Equipment. You may simultaneously use the software on up to two processors on the licensed computer. Except as otherwise provided in these license terms, you may not use the software on any other computer.
c. Number of users. Except as otherwise provided in these license terms, the software may not be used by more than one user at a time.
d. Alternative Versions. The software may include more than one version, for example 32-bit and 64-bit. You can only install and use one version at a time.
Microsoft may use your information
SECTION 7: INTERNET-BASED SERVICES
b. Use of Information. Microsoft may use computer information, accelerator information, search suggestion information, error reports, and malicious code reports to improve the software and services provided. We may also share it with others, such as software and hardware vendors, who may use the information to improve how their products work with Microsoft software.
You pay for nothing
SECTION 8: SCOPE OF THE LICENSE
The software is licensed and not for sale. This agreement gives you only certain rights to use the features included in the version of the licensed software. Microsoft reserves all other rights. Unless applicable law gives you more rights despite this limitation, you may only use the software as expressly permitted in this agreement. In doing so, you must adhere to the technical limitations of the software that only allow it to be used in certain ways. Will not be able:
- circumvent the technical limitations of the software;
- reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble the software, except and only to the extent expressly permitted by applicable law despite this limitation;
- use components of the software to run applications that do not run on the software;
- make more copies of the software than specified in this agreement or permitted by applicable law despite this limitation;
- make the software public for others to copy;
- rent, lease or loan the software or
- use the software to provide commercial software hosting services.
Comparing with the Free Software license
Summary of EULA Features
- Copying and redistribution prohibited (copyright).
- It can be used by a single computer with a maximum of two processors.
- It cannot be used as a web server or file server.
- Registration required after 30 days.
- It might stop working if hardware changes are made.
- Updates may change the EULA if the company so decides.
- It can be transferred to the new user only once; The new user must agree to the terms of use (EULA).
- Imposes limitations on reverse reengineering
- Permissions are granted to Microsoft to collect information about the System and its use.
- Permissions are granted to Microsoft to provide this information to other organizations.
- Permissions are granted to Microsoft to make changes to the system without the consent of the user.
- Warranty for the first 90 days, Updates, repairs and patches are not guaranteed.
Let's now compare it with the GPL, the Free Software license:
- Freedom to copy, modify and redistribute the software.
- It prevents a group or entity from preventing another group or entity from having these same freedoms.
- It provides coverage for the rights of users to copy, modify and redistribute the software.
- It can be sold if the user so decides and the services related to said software can be charged.
- Every patent must be licensed for everyone's use or not licensed at all.
- Modified software should not carry a license fee.
- It must be provided with the source code.
- If there is a change to the license, the general terms of the existing license are maintained.
Which do you prefer?
The debate is open .. If you want to consult the EULA complete, you can get it here..
Source: @Hunting bears
While using Güindous, I never read that. Now, as a free software user, it is funny and it seems absurd to me. What a relief to know that Microsoft no longer collects or does what it wants with my information.
Without words 🙁
And to think that many use it and have no idea that they sign an affidavit with such things. PRINTING THE ARTICLE 😉
This must be made known.
unfortunately some of us have no other choice. in my work I have to use, almost daily, files made for Access, and there is no way to open those files in LO or OO (not at least that I know of). Outside of that, most of the time I use Linux.
Have you tried mdbtools? I don't know if there is one for Chakra.
did not know the application. I will have to ask on the Chakra forums. Thanks a lot!
Thanks! 😀
In the end, which came first. Stallman doing the GPL as opposed to the EULA? Or Microsoft doing the EULA in opposition to the GPL?
just ridiculous, feel free to laugh at the EULA 😀
Let's see how I say it …… I have never used an original win hehe also lately are the ones that peddlers sell the engravings by a certain landerx and the male duck. Those from microsoft can go wash the avocado hehe
As so many have never read it, after 10 years of Slackware less. It can not be believed.
Where does it really say on the license "Microsoft is granted permission to make changes to the system without user consent"?
In short, simply, as you say, you have to read things and this is more of the same. But do we miss each other? What can leave you a little out of the game is how clearly they put everything on you. In other words, more blatant impossible. Anyway, 90-something percent still use Windows, we like to complicate our lives and how things are, why pay and be tied and well tied for something that you can have for free, better and without restrictions, or almost? Mysteries of the human being. Greetings to all.
As Einstein said or was another good it does not matter:
There are only 2 infinite things the universe and human stupidity, but I'm not quite sure about the first.
XD
Very good article, you are amazed with the shit you accept. The "90% of Windows users do not bother to read" I would say that 99% of people do not read hahaha. A "regrettable" license
Heh heh, now I am sure that I should remove Sour Cream from my computer. It is a pity that they say that Linux is dead, but a license that wants to kill users is more pity. What injustice. Using "borrowed" software.
For these things I am glad to have been using Linux for 4 years 🙂
Anyway, nobody respects that EULA (yao ming) ... also let's recognize that no matter how "ahhh I'm free SW" that they feel, we all continue and will continue to use güindos, either for games, work (in my case both) and certain specific applications that they only hit the window. So stop playing the innocent and the rebellious ... like you're seriously paying for licenses.
Of course, practically no one reads or respects it, but the terms of use do not respect us whether we ignore them or not, since they are always accepted. And if according to you, nobody can live without using Windows, things get even worse because it is a more oppressive situation (either we accept or we fuck around).
For a lot of people (not all), you don't have to dislike Windows to do without it. There will be many who are anchored to using it because they have no other option as alternatives emerge, but there are many others who have not needed it at all for quite some time.
I had something good to say, but this garbage site in an error I delete it, weva write it again ... give them, and they complain about windows. ...
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How much hate (but well unfounded) against Microsoft, my God help us
but well justified *
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Congratulations on the article. Leaving aside the Linux-Windows debate that never leads anywhere, it is clear that Microsoft imposes abusive clauses, with total disregard for YOUR CUSTOMER, and unacceptable interference in your private life. If these things were said publicly, and not in an obscure legal text, with words that everyone could understand, perhaps many opinions would change ... On the other hand, when I hear someone say that they cannot leave Windows as a private user, they only occur to me two causes for that attitude: comfort, or ignorance. Of course, everyone there, but then no complaints are worth it ...
In my case it is neither one nor the other, I also use the free SW a lot, especially and for my work, the linux distro that I use the most is Backtrack (ids Snort, wireshark iptables, among others that already come in that distro), But of course I do not deny that I continue using Windows, also for work, for games, for specific applications, and more, what makes me laugh is that they complain so much about those policies, when almost no one of the people who We dedicate ourselves to IT, they read it or respect it, and not say that they pay for the use of the Windows SW, (although I must confess that I do, because no matter how much it is criticized, they have good material, and they are recognizes how well documented their products are, and as a matter of personal ethics and in respect of the effort, I do acquire the Windows software with all of the law); so I repeat, let's stop making ourselves the victims of the EULA, I do not defend them, but it does not seem to me to be something of re-relevance, given the situation of the use that is given to it.
To be honest, I already knew about these things from the EULA, except for the part about "Only one user at a time and maximum two processors." That really is a brain-sucking black hole.
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