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Re: Tech Tip du Jour: Google Chrome -- don't be seduced by the

Posted in 2008

Topics: Installation, Setup & Upgrades

Obnoxio The Clown — — source: Usenet: comp.databases.informix

Obnoxio The Clown said: > > I've tried Chrome, and it's really nice, I like the look and it's damn > fast. But I've uninstalled it (with some pain, too!) > > More here: http://obotheclown.blogspot.com/2008/09/do-no-evil.html > > I'm not saying don't use it. But think very carefully about that EULA > before you do. If you don't subscribe to ids@iiug.org, you won't have seen Gary Gu's reply. They have changed the EULA. More here: http://obotheclown.blogspot.com/2008/09/do-no-evil-part-2.html -- Bye now, Obnoxio http://obotheclown.blogspot.com/

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Ian Michael Gumby — — source: Usenet: comp.databases.informix

On Sep 4, 3:57 am, "Obnoxio The Clown" <obno...@serendipita.com> wrote: > Obnoxio The Clown said: > > > > > I've tried Chrome, and it's really nice, I like the look and it's damn > > fast. But I've uninstalled it (with some pain, too!) > > > More here:http://obotheclown.blogspot.com/2008/09/do-no-evil.html > > > I'm not saying don't use it. But think very carefully about that EULA > > before you do. > > If you don't subscribe to i...@iiug.org, you won't have seen Gary Gu's > reply. They have changed the EULA. > > More here:http://obotheclown.blogspot.com/2008/09/do-no-evil-part-2.html > > -- > Bye now, > Obnoxio > > http://obotheclown.blogspot.com/ Sigh. You've been reading El Reg, haven't you? BTW, just because something is written in to a shrink wrap EULA doesn't mean that its enforceable or even legal itself. I wouldn't jump on the bandwagon and I've always been suspect of Google.

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Obnoxio The Clown — — source: Usenet: comp.databases.informix

Ian Michael Gumby wrote: > On Sep 4, 3:57 am, "Obnoxio The Clown" <obno...@serendipita.com> > wrote: > >> Obnoxio The Clown said: >> >> >> >> >>> I've tried Chrome, and it's really nice, I like the look and it's damn >>> fast. But I've uninstalled it (with some pain, too!) >>> >>> More here:http://obotheclown.blogspot.com/2008/09/do-no-evil.html >>> >>> I'm not saying don't use it. But think very carefully about that EULA >>> before you do. >>> >> If you don't subscribe to i...@iiug.org, you won't have seen Gary Gu's >> reply. They have changed the EULA. >> >> More here:http://obotheclown.blogspot.com/2008/09/do-no-evil-part-2.html >> >> -- >> Bye now, >> Obnoxio >> >> http://obotheclown.blogspot.com/ >> > > Sigh. > > You've been reading El Reg, haven't you? > I have, but not for that. :op > BTW, just because something is written in to a shrink wrap EULA > doesn't mean that its enforceable or even legal itself. > > True, but who wants to take the chance? -- Cheers, Obnoxio the Clown http://obotheclown.blogspot.com

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Ian Michael Gumby — — source: Usenet: comp.databases.informix

On Sep 4, 10:32 am, Obnoxio The Clown <obno...@serendipita.com> wrote: > Ian Michael Gumby wrote: > > On Sep 4, 3:57 am, "Obnoxio The Clown" <obno...@serendipita.com> > > wrote: > > >> Obnoxio The Clown said: > > >>> I've tried Chrome, and it's really nice, I like the look and it's damn > >>> fast. But I've uninstalled it (with some pain, too!) > > >>> More here:http://obotheclown.blogspot.com/2008/09/do-no-evil.html > > >>> I'm not saying don't use it. But think very carefully about that EULA > >>> before you do. > > >> If you don't subscribe to i...@iiug.org, you won't have seen Gary Gu's > >> reply. They have changed the EULA. > > >> More here:http://obotheclown.blogspot.com/2008/09/do-no-evil-part-2.html > > >> -- > >> Bye now, > >> Obnoxio > > >>http://obotheclown.blogspot.com/ > > > Sigh. > > > You've been reading El Reg, haven't you? > > I have, but not for that. :op > > > BTW, just because something is written in to a shrink wrap EULA > > doesn't mean that its enforceable or even legal itself. > > True, but who wants to take the chance? > Well clearly you did by first downloading and installing the kit. ;-)

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Obnoxio The Clown — — source: Usenet: comp.databases.informix

Ian Michael Gumby wrote: > On Sep 4, 10:32 am, Obnoxio The Clown <obno...@serendipita.com> wrote: > >> Ian Michael Gumby wrote: >> >>> BTW, just because something is written in to a shrink wrap EULA >>> doesn't mean that its enforceable or even legal itself. >>> >> True, but who wants to take the chance? >> >> > Well clearly you did by first downloading and installing the kit. ;-) > > Yeah, but NOBODY reads EULAs any more, do they? -- Cheers, Obnoxio the Clown http://obotheclown.blogspot.com