|
Wherever possible, I go with either continuing to use an old version of Adobe Reader or with any alternative reader that I can get to work, e.g., the Sumatra PDF viewer.
Note that this is purely a personal preference rather than a rant against Adobe or Macromedia. More than _anything_ else, this is a statement that licenses should _ALWAYS_ be read all of the way through, and they should be understood.
I just got pushed over the edge when Product A's license says that it "includes Product B (and possibly others) and the acceptance of this license implies the acceptance of Product B's license (and possibly others)". There's something about the implied nesting of licenses that goes against my grain.
That gets serious when it gets hard to determine what the "(possibly others)" covers. If you can't figure out what all is included, it's very hard to determine what license terms have just been agreed to. Some of the early spyware stuff got installed under related licensing terms. It's probably all figured out in legal terms by now.... maybe.
Tom Liotta
As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.
This mailing list archive is Copyright 1997-2024 by midrange.com and David Gibbs as a compilation work. Use of the archive is restricted to research of a business or technical nature. Any other uses are prohibited. Full details are available on our policy page. If you have questions about this, please contact [javascript protected email address].
Operating expenses for this site are earned using the Amazon Associate program and Google Adsense.