Interesting Microsoft license clause re open source

[Ravicher, Daniel B.]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Johnson [mailto:david at usermode.org]
> 
> 
> I would say that they're absolutely correct! The GPL even 
> backs me up on this 
> one. If you don't agree with the license, then you don't have 
> to abide by it, 
> BUT you still have to abide by copyright law.
 
I agree: people can accept a license or abide by copyright law.  But, I must
have phrased my question incorrectly because that wasn't my issue.  I was
responding to your statement that EULA's can not constitute contracts
because one doesn't sign them or verbally say "OK."  I simply asked what you
would say to someone who said open source licenses can't constitute
contracts since they don't either.  

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