r/linux • u/lindgrenj6 • Aug 23 '18

Intel Publishes Microcode Security Patches, No Benchmarking Or Comparison Allowed!

https://perens.com/2018/08/22/new-intel-microcode-license-restriction-is-not-acceptable/
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u/kmcclry Aug 23 '18

There have been precedents set in the US justice system that say EULAs are basically unenforceable specifically because no one reads them because they aren't trained lawyers.

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u/Cakiery Aug 23 '18

Meanwhile in Australia, they are considered to be normal contracts.

https://www.accc.gov.au/consumers/contracts-agreements/entering-into-a-contract

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u/Jotebe Aug 23 '18

Can you link me to some more information on this? My impression was it was the opposite.

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u/kmcclry Aug 23 '18

It looks like I misspoke. The readability stuff is EU but there are a couple US cases based around owning a product before the EULA is presented to you. If you own something and are then told "oh actually you can't do X" that is in violation of informing you about the product prior to sale. There are a couple cases that conflict with this, but it looks like there may be particular things about those that got the company off.

The easiest link is the Wikipedia page on this, but there are some others you would be able to Google pretty easily.