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I decided to run Microsoft's new Creative Commons Add-in for Microsoft Office under Wine to see whether it displayed any kind of EULA. The result:

MICROSOFT SOFTWARE LICENSE TERMS CREATIVE COMMONS ADD-IN FOR MICROSOFT OFFICE

These license terms are an agreement between Microsoft Corporation (or based on where you live, one of its affiliates) and you. Please read them. They apply to the software named above, which includes the media on which you received it, if any. The terms also apply to any Microsoft

for this software, unless other terms accompany those items. If so, those terms apply.

BY USING THE SOFTWARE, YOU ACCEPT THESE TERMS. IF YOU DO NOT ACCEPT THEM, DO NOT USE THE SOFTWARE. IF YOU COMPLY WITH THESE LICENSE TERMS, YOU HAVE THE RIGHTS BELOW.

1. INSTALLATION AND USE RIGHTS. You may install and use the software on any of your devices.

2. DISTRIBUTION. You may copy and distribute the software; provided, however:

a. You may not:

b. For any software you distribute, you must:

c. Separation of Components. The components of the software are licensed as a single unit. You may not separate the components and install them on different devices.

3. SCOPE OF LICENSE. The software is licensed, not sold. This agreement only gives you some rights to use the software. Microsoft reserves all other rights.

Unless applicable law gives you more rights despite this limitation, you may use the software only as expressly permitted in this agreement. In doing so, you must comply with any technical limitations in the software that only allow you to use it in certain ways. For more information, see www.microsoft.com/licensing/userights. You may not:

4. EXPORT RESTRICTIONS. The software is subject to United States export laws and regulations. You must comply with all domestic and international export laws and regulations that apply to the software. These laws include restrictions on destinations, end users and end use. For additional information, see www.microsoft.com/exporting.

5. LIMITATION ON AND EXCLUSION OF REMEDIES AND DAMAGES. YOU CAN RECOVER FROM MICROSOFT AND ITS SUPPLIERS ONLY DIRECT DAMAGES UP TO $5.00. YOU CANNOT RECOVER ANY OTHER DAMAGES, INCLUDING CONSEQUENTIAL, LOST PROFITS, SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES. This limitation applies to:

It also applies even if Microsoft knew or should have known about the possibility of the damages. The above limitation or exclusion may not apply to you because your country may not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental, consequential or other damages.

6. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY. The software is licensed "as-is." You bear the risk of using it. Microsoft gives no express warranties, guarantees or conditions. You may have additional consumer rights under your local laws which this agreement cannot change. To the extent permitted under your local laws, Microsoft excludes the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement.

7. ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This agreement (including the warranty below), and the terms for supplements, updates, Internet-based services and support services that you use, are the entire agreement for the software and support services.

8. APPLICABLE LAW.

a. United States. If you acquired the software in the United States, Washington state law governs the interpretation of this agreement and applies to claims for breach of it, regardless of conflict of laws principles. The laws of the state where you live govern all other claims, including claims under state consumer protection laws, unfair competition laws, and in tort.

b. Outside the United States. If you acquired the software in any other country, the laws of that country apply.

9. LEGAL EFFECT. This agreement describes certain legal rights. You may have other rights under the laws of your state or country. You may also have rights with respect to the party from whom you acquired the software. This agreement does not change your rights under the laws of your state or country if the laws of your state or country do not permit it to do so.

Me interesse que a palavra "você", que vem da frase "vossa mercê" (claramente feminina), possa ser feminina ou masculina (sempre de acordo com o sujeito). Isso não faz muito sentido. Pode dizer "o sujeito do pronome 'você' pode ser feminino ou masculino, então o pronome também pode ser um ou o outro" -- mas o sujeito do pronome é sempre na pessoa segunda, não na pessoa terceira. Entretanto, o pronome "você" precisa da forma da pessoa terceira por querer dizer não "tu" mas "a vossa (isso é, a tua) mercê". A mercê de um homem, bem como a mercê de uma mulher, é sempre, em qualquer caso, gramaticalmente feminina.

Além disso, na forma "o senhor/a senhora", há duas formas diferentes que abertamente mostram gênero gramatical. Da mesma razão, parece que a forma única "você" sempre seja feminina -- como eu disse, ninguém tem uma mercê masculina...


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