[RESOLVED] Inno Setup, adding an EULA

[Justin M]

I was wondering, I use the setup wizard to make program setups, but how do I add an thing where it would show the EULA and they must accept it before the setup will continue?

Thanks.

Why do I need a EULA? BTW

[Hack]

Are you selling this software commerically?

[Justin M]

Well I am distributing it for free. So people can download it for free and use for for free.

[Hack]

Well, in that case you might want to add a "Use at your own risk" disclaimer when you indicate what your program is and what it does.

But, if you aren't asking money for it, I don't see the need for a formal EULA....

[Justin M]

Ok thanks

But what would be the difference between in a EULA in software you sell and that you give for free?

[si_the_geek]

Actually the price (or lack of) doesn't make a difference - a EULA is a legal agreement which generally specifies what the user can do with your program, and what you are responsible for if the worst happens (eg: there is a bug in your program which deletes their documents).

The difference is how far people are typically willing to go if there is a problem.. if a program was free, they are much less likely to take legal action (or expect a large amount of support from you) than they would if they had spent money on your program.

In an ideal world I would agree with Hack.. I hate reading (or even worse, writing) EULA's, and would much rather see just a couple of simple paragraphs like this:

As this program is free, you are allowed to use it on as many computers as you want, and may give copies of the program to other people.

You use this program at your own risk, and accept responsibility for any damage that it may cause - but we assure you that we have done our utmost to ensure that damage will not be done.

..unfortunately that isn't enough to protect you legally, but like I said if your program is free, people are much less likely to hassle you.

[Hack]

..unfortunately that isn't enough to protect you legally,

What is enough to protect you legally? And I don't understand what liability could ensue from something that is free, and an individual downloads of their own free will and volition.

[si_the_geek]

The level of legal liability does not depend on the price, as free software is still software, and is still theoretically capable of creating the same 'damage' (to computers/earnings/..). The price only really affects the likelihood of people pursuing you.

To be properly protected, you would need to have the kind of long & complex EULA that big companies like Microsoft/Corel/etc have. To get that you would need to spend a lot on lawyers.. or perhaps instead get a pre-made one, which I think you can get for free from the GNU organisation.

[randem]

In the [Setup] section add

LicenseFile=yourLicenseFilename

It's best to make your license file a RTF file so that you have better control over the format.

[Justin M]

Ok for ex.

I would just put

LicenseFile=myEULA.txt?

[randem]

Yes, That is what you would do.