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Originally Posted by Starko
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He did. He'd like all users (who don't modify or distribute) to agree. You are right that the license does not require him to have users agree. Nor does it prohibit it.
He wants users to be aware of their obligations, which apply only if they modify or redistribute. Kovid has made it very easy to modify and redistribute, so he wants users to know about the GPL. Even if he did remove the "I agree" click button before proceeding, He'd want an "I have read the GPL" or "I confirm that I know this work is covered by the GPL" or something equivalent, so you wouldn't save any clicks with the change you want. At most, you'd get a slight change in the wording near the click box.
Because the GPL doesn't even cover end users, regardless if they agree or not, and always covers those who modify or redistribute, even if they don't click a box, the difference between what you want and what you have now is a minor change in the text.