From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Bruce Stephens Subject: Re: [msysGit] [FYI][PATCH] Customizing the WinGit installer Date: Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:51:43 +0100 Message-ID: <803aj9pq6o.fsf@tiny.isode.net> References: <20081003122727.GE10360@machine.or.cz> <20081006141840.GO10360@machine.or.cz> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Cc: Johannes Schindelin , Jakub Narebski , Petr Baudis , msysgit@googlegroups.com, git@vger.kernel.org To: Linus Torvalds X-From: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Mon Oct 06 19:53:01 2008 Return-path: Envelope-to: gcvg-git-2@gmane.org Received: from vger.kernel.org ([209.132.176.167]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1KmuGQ-0000Yf-51 for gcvg-git-2@gmane.org; Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:52:58 +0200 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1752928AbYJFRvs (ORCPT ); Mon, 6 Oct 2008 13:51:48 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1752612AbYJFRvs (ORCPT ); Mon, 6 Oct 2008 13:51:48 -0400 Received: from rufus.isode.com ([62.3.217.251]:57014 "EHLO rufus.isode.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751761AbYJFRvr (ORCPT ); Mon, 6 Oct 2008 13:51:47 -0400 Received: from tiny.isode.net (shiny.isode.com [62.3.217.250]) by rufus.isode.com (smtp internal) via TCP with SMTP id ; Mon, 6 Oct 2008 18:51:44 +0100 Received: by tiny.isode.net (sSMTP sendmail emulation); Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:51:43 +0100 X-Hashcash: 1:20:081006:torvalds@linux-foundation.org::3a0fGy7LISoPDTFg:000000000000000000000000000000004HZt X-Hashcash: 1:20:081006:johannes.schindelin@gmx.de::unkift3lD7xrcZeo:0000000000000000000000000000000000020UI X-Hashcash: 1:20:081006:jnareb@gmail.com::rwxkbteUqUbweu9C:022g5 X-Hashcash: 1:20:081006:pasky@suse.cz::k5omgkyWF7185ifE:00002YNa X-Hashcash: 1:20:081006:msysgit@googlegroups.com::QYxkMBtPWNl3G2rE:000000000000000000000000000000000000003qC X-Hashcash: 1:20:081006:git@vger.kernel.org::JkIjWlDIm3TyHrJO:00000000000000000000000000000000000000000053Ff In-Reply-To: (Linus Torvalds's message of "Mon\, 6 Oct 2008 10\:34\:23 -0700 \(PDT\)") User-Agent: Gnus/5.11 (Gnus v5.11) Emacs/22.2 (gnu/linux) Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org Archived-At: Linus Torvalds writes: [...] > I absolutely detest clicking through EULA's or other self-serving crap. I > hate software that bothers me with their license details. Nobody reads > those things anyway, and an extra click or an extra window I didn't ask > for - _especially_ in open source software - is just a bug. By coincidence, I recently bought an Asus EEE PC which comes with a Quick Use Guide whose first step on Launching First Run Wizard reads "Toggle 'I agree with this license' and click 'Next' to continue.", very sensibly not bothering to suggest that the user read the license. [...]