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http://techrights.org – Summary: Bits from the news which highlight problems with Windows Microsoft Windows 7 Starter EULA and customer abuse Today, as I was reading this post, I decided to pay Microsoft a visit and download a copy of their glittering Windows 7 Starter EULA. I read some requirements that unsettled me. Let me transcribe an excerpt of the Windows 7 Starter EULA to tell you why those conditions are simply outrageous: “You may use the software as expressly permitted in this agreement. In doing so, you must comply with any technical limitations in the software that only allow you to use it in ce (General)

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Submitted by delinux on 10/16/2010 – Made popular on 10/16/2010

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A note to have before reading this topic is that I do not own Windows 7. I have to thank Microsoft for making Windows Vista however, which led me to the world of Linux.

EULA = End User Licence Agreement Pronounced YOU-LAH

[ubuntu] installing hal 31 weeks 4 days ago

I ran 'sudo apt-get install hal' and it started doing something until it showed me this message: "TrueType core fonts for the Web EULA END-USER LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR MICROSOFT SOFTWARE IMPORTANT-READ CAREFULLY: This Microsoft End-User License Agreement ("EULA") is a legal ag

everytime i got into terminal and run

sudo apt-get install conky

i get screen pop up in my terminal saying..

"TrueType core fonts for the Web EULA │ │ END-USER LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR MICROSOFT SOFTWARE │ │ IMPORTANT-READ CAREFULLY: This Microsoft End-User License Agreement │ ("EULA") is a legal agreement between you..."

dont know how to get past this and continue with Conky instalation.

I just bought a new laptop and, I usually just wipe Windows off and install Linux but, a long time ago, I read about being able to get a refund for Windows if I refuse the EULA or something like that. Based on what I read, Microsoft could either give me the refund or tell me to return the laptop upon not accepting the EULA.

I am planning to install a new blank hard drive on my computer but i cannot find the windows iso file i need(windows 7 starter) so can i just install ubuntu instead when i put the new hard drive in? i dont have a cd/dvd rom reader on my laptop. i can only install from usb stick. and no windows 7 starter's iso file cannot be found ANYWHERE!

I can't install Ubuntu restricted extras because a Microsoft EULA pops up that I cannot respond to, so I cannot finish the total install. I have tried omitting the Microsoft bits but that doesn’t work either.

Lovers and users of free and open source software are a hardy bunch. They've seen it all: Microsoft EULAs, DRM, UEFI, proprietary software and constant attempts to prevent end users jailbreaking and rooting the devices they paid for with hard-earned cash. If you think you've seen and heard it all, well, you haven't.

I am on a netbook and got recommended to try Ubuntu. So i am going to run it with W7 Starter still as my OS. But if I decide to go with Ubuntu as my main OS is there any way to go back to W7 Starter if for whatever reason I change my mind?

Sorry if it is a simple, silly question. I am unsure so thought I would ask.

Many Thanks, Niall

When installing this software from "Ubuntu Software Centre" I mistakenly failed to accept the EULA. The package appeared to install OK but actually hadn't. Now if I remove and re-install the package I get a failed EULA pop-up with no option to correct this.

How do I recover from this situation?