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"JH" <no@email> wrote in message news:110fud9egnsu6b5@corp.supernews.com...
> I'm just curious what the end user license agreement looks like when you
> install HL2 from the installation CD's (I bought my copy of HL2 over steam),
> so I'm wondering if anyone could post it here or point me to where a copy of
> it is online (I've looked around the official half life 2 website, but all I
> can find is the steam subscriber agreement, which I don't believe is the
> agreement it presents you with when you install hl2.)
>
> Anyway, any help would be appreciated
>
> (and no, I'm not one of those anti-steam trolls or such, I'm just curious if
> the EULA mentions steam or the conditions of the steam agreement, etc.)
It does not mention Steam.
(I hope this is legal...)
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