open this package and you're stuck with it

[Dan L. Pierson]

In article <777 at lectroid.sw.stratus.com> jmann at bigbootay.sw.stratus.com (Jim Mann) writes:

   If you answer yes to the above, does this mean that you should be able to
   return any book that you buy but don't like?

No, it means that I should either be able to open the book and look
trough it at the bookstore until I'm convinced it's worth buying or
that the reputable mail-order dealer I'm ordering from will provide
a money-back guarantee.  I find that both are common practice.  With
software:

    1. You can't tell if it's a piece of junk before you open it and
       try to use it.

    2. The author/manufacturer explicitly refuses to claim that it
       isn't said piece of junk.
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                                            dan

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