[1631] in Coldmud discussion meeting

Re: Looking for a server?

daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Tue Oct 31 06:45:48 2000 )

From: colin@field.medicine.adelaide.edu.au
To: coldstuff@cold.org
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 30 Oct 2000 17:54:15 PDT."
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> So it will be in some part self regulating as far as load goes.  This
> community server will become glacier.cold.org, and will require a
> signed acceptable use policy (a variant of:
> http://www.roguetrader.com/agreement.html)

It's moot, of course, but I wouldn't sign an agreement like that if my very 
life depended on it.

Some highlights are the instantly variable charges due and payable at the 
instant of consumption variability without notice; total disclaimer for 
fitness for purpose or merchantable quality;  the non-competition clause, and 
the several absolute discretions reserved by the vendor.

About the best thing you could say about the agreement is that most of it's 
probably unenforceable.

Colin.