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Do you read your software licence agreements?   [Edit]

Survey period: 21 Apr 2003 to 26 Apr 2003

Remember those screens full of words with the big 'I agree' button? You're meant to read and abide by them - but do you?

OptionVotes% 
I never bother reading them.61445.82
I don't read them - they are too long.32023.88
I don't read them - they are too complicated.926.87
I occasionally read them.27320.37
I always read them.231.72
I read them and abide by them fully.181.34



 
GeneralTry to read Microsoft Lisence Pin
Oleksandr Kucherenko25-Apr-03 23:06
Oleksandr Kucherenko25-Apr-03 23:06 
GeneralReading them... Pin
leventis25-Apr-03 18:31
leventis25-Apr-03 18:31 
GeneralAre they legal ? Pin
Andrew Torrance24-Apr-03 5:38
Andrew Torrance24-Apr-03 5:38 
GeneralRe: Are they legal ? Pin
Marc Clifton25-Apr-03 8:42
mvaMarc Clifton25-Apr-03 8:42 
GeneralRe: Are they legal ? [can you read it again??] Pin
Paul Farry26-Apr-03 13:25
professionalPaul Farry26-Apr-03 13:25 
GeneralRe: Are they legal ? Pin
ColinDavies25-Apr-03 12:36
ColinDavies25-Apr-03 12:36 
GeneralWhy bother? Pin
Anonymous23-Apr-03 8:54
Anonymous23-Apr-03 8:54 
GeneralRe: Why bother? Pin
Navin23-Apr-03 10:49
Navin23-Apr-03 10:49 
GeneralRe: Why bother? Pin
Gary Wheeler24-Apr-03 8:56
Gary Wheeler24-Apr-03 8:56 
GeneralRe: Why bother? Pin
Navin25-Apr-03 9:41
Navin25-Apr-03 9:41 
GeneralIt depends on the company Pin
Jason De Arte22-Apr-03 8:57
Jason De Arte22-Apr-03 8:57 
GeneralRe: It depends on the company Pin
Navin23-Apr-03 10:50
Navin23-Apr-03 10:50 
GeneralRe: It depends on the company Pin
Jason De Arte24-Apr-03 12:28
Jason De Arte24-Apr-03 12:28 
GeneralWhat I do about licenses Pin
J. Dunlap21-Apr-03 8:59
J. Dunlap21-Apr-03 8:59 
GeneralRe: What I do about licenses Pin
brianwelsch21-Apr-03 9:13
brianwelsch21-Apr-03 9:13 
GeneralRead them only when needed Pin
leppie21-Apr-03 8:51
leppie21-Apr-03 8:51 
GeneralI don't read them. Pin
John M. Drescher21-Apr-03 8:28
John M. Drescher21-Apr-03 8:28 
GeneralRe: I don't read them. Pin
John M. Drescher21-Apr-03 8:33
John M. Drescher21-Apr-03 8:33 
GeneralAs my sociology teacher once said... Pin
Marc Clifton21-Apr-03 6:56
mvaMarc Clifton21-Apr-03 6:56 
GeneralRe: As my sociology teacher once said... Pin
Steve McLenithan22-Apr-03 2:43
Steve McLenithan22-Apr-03 2:43 
GeneralRe: As my sociology teacher once said... Pin
Jörgen Sigvardsson23-Apr-03 0:37
Jörgen Sigvardsson23-Apr-03 0:37 
GeneralDo you read YOUR software licence agreements? Pin
David Wulff21-Apr-03 2:25
David Wulff21-Apr-03 2:25 
GeneralRe: Do you read YOUR software licence agreements? Pin
Navin21-Apr-03 3:26
Navin21-Apr-03 3:26 
GeneralRe: Do you read YOUR software licence agreements? Pin
Marc Clifton21-Apr-03 6:58
mvaMarc Clifton21-Apr-03 6:58 
GeneralRe: Do you read YOUR software licence agreements? Pin
Erik Frohne (Work)21-Apr-03 20:32
Erik Frohne (Work)21-Apr-03 20:32 
David Wulff wrote:
but only skim through the other ones for basics information such as whether it is licensed to the user of the workstation, how many copies, etc.

It would be nice, if a (short) license summary would be displayed in the setup dialog (right in front of the long license text), so you can take the few seconds to read the summary and getting all the informations you really need.

David Wulff wrote:
If a products comes with a printed license I will usually read that in it's entirety

When downloading Software from the internet, you do not have a printed copy of the license. A
print button in the license dialog would be a nice add-on (Hey, maybe anybody from the makers of Installshield is reading this? Maybe you can add this feature to the next version of your product. If it already is, I'll apologize Smile | :) ).

Also sometimes I am missing an additional license file (aside from the license text in the setup dialog), where I can read some specifics on the license again ...


Erik.

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