I am ready to deploy my application but would like to include an EULA for
users to accept or reject prior to installation of my applicaiton.
How can I include this in the VS2005 setup project process, and are
there a
set of standard word to use for freeware?
Ah! I just found out about this, so I'm happy to have the chance to
help.
When you are working on your setup project, look in the View menu for the
"Editors" item. That's got a pop-up that shows a variety of editors. You
want the "User Interface" editor. Once there, you can add a variety of
dialogs to the "User" and "Adminsitrative" setup options, including one
that displays a EULA and requires the user to accept it before proceeding.
Personally, I think the whole EULA stuff is silly, especially when you
look at the kinds of things they require in some cases and how few people
actually consent to them in an informed way. I just put a blurb in my
help topics, and make it nice and simple. But if you want a EULA for your
program that the user has to consent to, the above is one way to do it.
As far as standard word goes, I suppose that depends. There are a variety
of versions of the GNU license you could use, and of course you could look
at existing shareware/freeware licenses. But IMHO the simpler the better,
and if it's simple enough then you can probably just write it yourself.
Pete
