+hayc59 MVC Posted September 12, 2005 MVC Share Posted September 12, 2005 EULAlyzer 1.0 Releasaed *Pro and Free License agreements - a pain? End user license agreements (EULAs) are the bane of most computer users. No one wants to read through pages and pages of boring text before installing a program. And many programs put their license agreements in small windows that require lots of scrolling. So many people either skim them or skip reading them altogether. But it can be dangerous not to read license agreements. License agreements can provide information about the intentions of software, and other bundled components. Have you ever installed a program, only to have your desktop taken over by advertising? It may have been noted in the license agreement that you simply clicked past. If you aren't reading the license agreements, you have no idea what you could be agreeing to. You should always read license agreements before agreeing to them. But now there's a way of making that much easier. EULAlyzer - Making it all easy EULAlyzer can analyze license agreements in seconds, and provide a detailed listing of potentially interesting words and phrases. Discover if the software you're about to install displays pop-up ads, transmits personally identifiable information, uses unique identifiers to track you, or much much more. The Benefits Discover potentially hidden behavior about the software you're going to install Pick up on things you missed when reading license agreements Keep a saved database of the license agreements you view Instant results - super-fast analysis in just a second And with additional features like the EULA Research Center, which optionally allows users to anonymously submit license agreements they scan to help us to further improve the program, everyone can be a part of the effort to make something that used to be so tedious, so easy. When installing software, never just click past the license agreement. Pop it into EULAlyzer, and EULAlyze it! Product Info: EULAlyzer 1.0 Free Download: Go Pro! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangbang023 Veteran Posted September 13, 2005 Veteran Share Posted September 13, 2005 This is actually a pretty cool idea. The problem lies in convincing people to not do the "next, next, next, finish" 5 second installation and take a little time to verify what they are getting in to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Reaper Posted September 13, 2005 Share Posted September 13, 2005 Interesting. This could be useful when installing skeptical programs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+hayc59 MVC Posted September 13, 2005 Author MVC Share Posted September 13, 2005 This is actually a pretty cool idea. The problem lies in convincing people to not do the "next, next, next, finish" 5 second installation and take a little time to verify what they are getting in to. 586516309[/snapback] that is so very true :yes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylejn Posted September 13, 2005 Share Posted September 13, 2005 But how do I analyze the EULA for EULAlyzer? EDIT: :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Javacool Posted September 13, 2005 Share Posted September 13, 2005 This is actually a pretty cool idea. The problem lies in convincing people to not do the "next, next, next, finish" 5 second installation and take a little time to verify what they are getting in to. 586516309[/snapback] Exactly. And that's why EULAlyzer only takes a second to scan - it's basically instantaneous. :cool: So there's no waiting for results, and no delay. And it gives you information you might otherwise miss or never even read. (We've probably all been guilty of just clicking past a license agreement without reading it fully.) Best regards, -Javacool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+hayc59 MVC Posted September 13, 2005 Author MVC Share Posted September 13, 2005 JCool, hello and thanks for stopping in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slimy Posted September 13, 2005 Share Posted September 13, 2005 Interesting. This could be useful when installing skeptical programs. 586516327[/snapback] yep :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illicit Posted September 13, 2005 Share Posted September 13, 2005 This is a pretty interesting idea. It could be very useful since most people either skim the EULAs or just skip reading them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inplode Posted September 13, 2005 Share Posted September 13, 2005 very cool idea tyvm for the heads up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malisk Posted September 13, 2005 Share Posted September 13, 2005 Wow, how will it be able to analyze lawyer grammar properly? :s Not even Google can digest the meaning of a text for their translation services. Is it just searching for known sentences? Hmm, it'd need some good luck for that to work... :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amrinders87 Posted September 13, 2005 Share Posted September 13, 2005 very nice idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret Posted September 13, 2005 Share Posted September 13, 2005 But how do I analyze the EULA for EULAlyzer?EDIT: :laugh: 586516740[/snapback] I did it, and it picked out one thing :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Javacool Posted September 13, 2005 Share Posted September 13, 2005 But how do I analyze the EULA for EULAlyzer?EDIT: :laugh: 586516740[/snapback] Someone posted a screenshot of just that in a recent review: http://www.dozleng.com/updates/EULAlyzer-t6231.html JCool, hello and thanks for stopping in I'm always happy to drop by. :) Best regards, -Javacool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Korben_Dallas Posted September 14, 2005 Share Posted September 14, 2005 I used it - and goofed off all day EULAlyzing every web site privacy policies I visited. Pretty good stuff :cool: Reminds me of that BS detector add-in for MS Word. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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