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[Hiroki Sato]

"Jeremy Messenger" <mezz7 at cox.net> wrote
  in <op.s7ryswfh9aq2h7 at mezz.mezzweb.com>:

me> On Fri, 07 Apr 2006 23:29:45 -0500, Maxim Sobolev <sobomax at FreeBSD.org>
me> wrote:
me> > I think the proper way is to mark the port restricted and let user
me> > decide if his operating system is "Authorized" or not.
me>
me> I agree, change it to tell users to download from macromedia.com and put
me> tarball in the distfiles directory. That should do.

 According to the EULA:

 - The Authorized Operating System is explicitly defined in the EULA.
   FreeBSD is not included.

 - Copying the software from one computer to another is also forbidden.

 - Downloading the software from the distribution site means you are
   confirming your acceptance of the software and agreement to become
   bound by the terms of the EULA.

 So, strictly speaking downloading the distfile onto a FreeBSD box
 does not mean a license violation immediately, but I think it
 does not make sense.

 Also, I am not clear why the user can decide if his operating system
 is the authorized one or not.  Could you please explain why it works?

--
| Hiroki SATO
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