Re: How are EULA's handled

I am pretty sure responsibility would be with either the package creator, or
the one pushing out the package to the machines (if that's a different
person).

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Kim Oppalfens
Telindus Belgium
MVP Windows Server System - SMS
"AllanH" <allan.hardy@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:Ozfs4xC1FHA.2792@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> OK, yes, not SMS Specific, I am focused on SMS as the tool thats all. But
> it is a generic issue
>
> I understand someone makes these transform / install instruction files,
> If the application vendor provides it then they are I guess saying its ok
> not to show the eula
>
> However, if I or the IT department make one for program-x, so that
> program-x installs silently, is that not a legal issue because the user
> never sees the license agreement? Is that allowed? do people do it? Or
> is it required to get transform/install instructions fro the application
> vendor only?
>
>
>
>
>
> "Jeff Gilbert" <jeff.gilbert@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:%23tVwc7A1FHA.908@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> These applications\tactics are not SMS specific--they work the same
>> whenver you need to package a program for silent installation.
>>
>> Basically all it does is create a template or some type of transform that
>> setup.exe/the .msi reads to know how to install the app. Those
>> transforms/.ini files or whatever, are what makes the EULA signed for the
>> user and so there aren't any pop-ups for them to check.
>>
>> you just "push" the packaged program just like any other program with
>> SMS.
>>
>>
>> "AllanH" <allan.hardy@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:uZ5yHF60FHA.3300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Jeff, this sounds like a tactic when the application providor grants
>>> permisisons and enables thier product to work with SMS.
>>>
>>> Is this the only way one can use SMS for silent installs? If not how do
>>> people hanlde EULAs the user never sees?
>>>
>>> Allan
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "Jeff Gilbert" <jeff.gilbert@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>> news:eA%23D2t30FHA.2072@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> To accept the EULA for users you need to use a tuner or custom
>>>> installation wizard of some kind. Adobe acrobat has a tuner and MS
>>>> Office resource kit contains an installation wizard to do this for
>>>> office. Just depends on what you're installing really.
>>>>
>>>> "AllanH" <allan.hardy@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>>> news:%23UcB3j20FHA.664@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>>I am not sure if this is the right newsgroup area, pardon if not.
>>>>>
>>>>> I am trying to understand how desktop applications that have eula's
>>>>> are handled under silent installs.
>>>>> Is it legally possile to not present user with the EULA?
>>>>> Can we accept them on behalf of users from a central place?
>>>>>
>>>>> Wondering how others handle this and what are the best practices
>>>>>
>>>>> Google has not helped much. Any insights, links appreciated.
>>>>>
>>>>> Allan
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>


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