[cbbrowne at localhost.brownes.org: [NTLUG:Discuss] Fear and Loathing in Redmond...]

[Buddy Brannan]

Here's the relevant portion of the license agreement. Yep, it sounded
pretty standard right up to this point right here. (You know, saying
you only had the rights to your stuff, but not any other stuff sort of
thing), but...this next bit is disturbing. I only hope that Hotmail
doesn't have this same verbiage.




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Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV    | I choose you to take up all of my time.
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