Re: Going with Linux was the biggest mistake...

From: Dave Brown (dhbrown_at_hobbes.dhbrown.net)
Date: 11/25/03 

Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2003 03:00:09 GMT

In article <pan.2003.11.25.02.10.05.302243@comcast.net>,
Christopher Estep wrote:
...(snipping much stuff, and replying to an embedded earlier post)...

>> >> The latest: I try to install a copy of Acrobat reader on my
>> >> machine. My buddy has been using it constantly for months. I
>> >> finally get the courage (and the free time) to attempt installing
>> >> it. I install it apparently without incident, but when I try
>> >> running it, a license-agreement-type (EULA) message comes up. BUT
>> >> THERE'S NOTHING LIKE AN ACCEPT OR DECLINE BUTTON!!! There is no
>> >> way to get past this window! All you can do is read the EULA, and
>> >> when you get tired of this, kill the process. This has kind of ***
>> >> up is not a rare incident; it is perfectly representative of the
>> >> Linux experience. Yes, all free, but hardly any of it works.

Don't blame Linux for something Adobe did. To avoid the incessant
appearance of the EULA, look in your home directory for a file '.acrorc'.
About the last line is:

*ShowUnixEula: true

Change that to "false" and you'll be happier. 

-- 
Dave Brown  Austin, TX