Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 15th Oct 2009 14:47 UTC
Law and Order Let's do a little trip down memory lane. We're talking the '80s, early '90s, and we're looking at a company called Borland, which produced several well-known and popular products related to software development. Back in those days, Borland had an end user license agreement. However, contrary to the EULAs we know and despise today, Borland's 'No-Nonsense License Statement' was a whole lot simpler, and in fact, is a perfect example of how software should be treated.
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Applies to any law
by Yamin on Thu 15th Oct 2009 16:44 UTC
Yamin
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2006-01-10

This pretty much applies to any law. Any law that is not simple, clear, and concise is generally meaningless or just used to make everyone a criminal

This is hardly a problem with software. Just look at pretty much any law or tax code.

I'm of firm belief that if the average person cannot represent themselves in court (as they did in ancient Greece), the law needs to be simplified.