LMI Lambda?

Alfred M. Szmidt ams at gnu.org
Fri Feb 10 02:44:29 CST 2017


   >   > Apple is slightly different -- the licence for Mac OS X stipulates
   >   > that you're only allowed to run it on Apple-branded hardware. This is
   >   > somewhere between rare and unique, though, and it has recently been
   >   > relaxed slightly to permit use of hypervisors.
   >
   >   EULAs have the same value as toilet paper and should be used for the same
   >   purpose.
   >
   > Legally, they can and have been enforced.  So their value is not nil
   > when it comes to screwing up someone.

   I'd love to see more info on when one was successfully enforced on an 
   end-user.

Wikipedia is a good start.

ProCD, Inc. v. Zeidenberg
Microsoft v. Harmony Computers
Novell v. Network Trade Center
Ariz. Cartridge Remanufacturers Ass'n v. Lexmark Int'l, Inc.


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