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Old 06-10-2011, 02:47 AM   #48
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usability vs ideology
You actually mean your ideology which is "anything goes as long as I am not inconvenienced" vs. my ideology, which is that I like to inform people of what their rights and obligations are up front, and I believe that people should be a little inconvenienced for something that is important.

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I am sure that for a while now every time i install open source software i will be noticing whether they choose to "politely inform me of my rights" or not.
Good for you. Take the time to read and understand those rights as well, and appreciate the wonderful ecosystem that those rights have been instrumental in creating.

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Meanwhile i hope that the new installer remembers my previous choice to agree to the terms and conditions of GPL just as it remembers installation path and whether or not to create a Desktop icon. Seems like a great compromise
No, it does not and it will not.
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