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Borland Kylix/JBuilder License Reviewed

Posted by michael on from the firstborn-son dept.

DJFelix writes: "I'm probably the billionth person to submit this story, but T.J. Duchene has posted a horrifying review of Borland's license for Kylix and JBuilder 5. The license requires giving Borland the right to enter your property, search your systems and records for license compliance. The license also requires the waiving of a jury trial by all parties for all suits including class action suits. This type of gestapo licensing will not be accepted by even the most hardcore anti open-source companies. Send an e-mail to pr@borland.com to voice your concern."

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  1. True competition by Therin · · Score: 3, Funny

    I guess they really want to compete with M$ - remember the FrontPage license?

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    John 17:20
  2. Re:UCITA by PopeAlien · · Score: 3, Funny

    I'm not a lawyer (IANAL)(AFAIK), but I'm counting on it .
    This UCITA thing is gonna make me rich!

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    air and light and time and space
  3. The not sue-ing clause was copied from warez sites by sepulcrum · · Score: 3, Funny

    That by agreeing to this disclaimer you loose the right to sue us crap was copied straight from the disclaimers i used to see at sites distributing copyrighted material.
    Ofcourse the courts will just laugh at borland, like they will lough at owners of sites with similair disclaimers.

  4. *snicker* by kikta · · Score: 3, Funny

    This comes right after the section on waiving the jury trials in the full license:

    14.5 Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable for any reason, then such provision will be enforced to the maximum extent permissible and the remainder of the provisions of this Agreement will remain in full force and effect.

    Uhhh... Shouldn't the last sentence read "See above paragraph for an example"? Seriously though, when I read it, I almost thought (hoped?) it was a hoax.

  5. Re:Some rights can't be signed away. by Waffle+Iron · · Score: 5, Funny
    Even if both parties agree to a contract, if the contract is grossly unfair it can (and will) be struck down by the courts.

    This sure makes me feel better. I signed a contract a while back with a very shady character (he was weird ... one of his feet looked like a hoof or something!).

    Anyway, the deal was I would get tons of $cash, universal adulation and as many beautiful women as I care to know. He even threw in a free fiddle made of gold as a bonus. In return I would surrender my soul for eternal damnation (or something like that; I just skimmed the fine print).

    Life's been great lately, but I've been beginning to worry about my end of this deal. I'm really glad that it won't actually hold up in court. Man, it looks like that guy was a sucker!