[Gllug] Linux invalidates your HP warranty

[Chris Jones]

Hi

Jason Clifford wrote:
> Those terms are irrelevant except to the extent that they expand upon the 
> rights you have under consumer or contract law.

They're relevant in that they set out the conditions under which a
vendor will refuse support. Is there legal precedent for *all* such
terms being rejected by the courts? If not, with (afaik) neither of us
being lawyers or judges, this conversation is just going to spin endlessly.

> The fact that they are not made available has part of the contract before 
> it is concluded means that under English and AIUI EU law they are not 

Why do you think they are not available before?

I purchased my laptop in a shop and was able to inspect the unit itself
and the associated paperwork before handing over my money. I chose not
to read the warranty documentation, but i still completed the contract
by purchasing the unit, thereby accepting the terms.

I've never heard of a shop or vendor or online store refusing to let you
see the terms of the contract.

> already in this discussion. What part of it do you find difficult to 
> understand?

I understand your points entirely, I just refute them.

If you have the ability and opportunity to read the terms and choose not
to, you are still bound by them unless they are onerous enough to be
illegal.

Cheers,
-- 
Chris Jones
  cmsj at tenshu.net
   www.tenshu.net
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