Borland Kylix/JBuilder License Reviewed

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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korbensux

[granturismox]

korbensux

Ultra Bra

[Anonymous Coward]

Trolling for Ultra Bra!

Borland's Position Makes Sense To Me...

[gayrod]

Borland is making a smart move with this license. License violation costs software companies BILLIONS of dollars every year. For example, I visited a graphic/design outfit that my friend worked for, and the entire 20 person staff was working with 1 license of Adobe Photoshop, and the only copies I saw were on burned CD-Rs.

Think logically for a moment. Let's say I owned a rent-to-own business, and someone refused to return a TV. I have the right to enter their home and reclaim my equipment if I hire a licensed Material Reposesser (Repo Man for simple folk). This is the exact same situation.

Borland's license is neither ridiculous nor outrageous. It's exactly what all software companies should be looking into. It's legal and moral in this lawyer's eyes.

- Dave B.

Re:Practice vs. Philosophy

[nwoolls]

Borland has been an established company for many, many years. I don't think they are going to turn into the Gestapo any time soon (but hey, I guess you never know). My problem is that (from what I can tell), the Open Source community spends way to much time worrying about what *could* happen, some day, under the worst-case-scenario. Am I the only one who thinks that, if this movement is going to gain true commercial momentum, the community's time could be better spent with actual production rather than philosophical bantering?

Thanks

[gayrod]

I was especially proud of that one. The best part is, my username is "gayrod", but no one seems to notice. I'm kind of disappointed with my troll on this Borland post though. Usually I get shot up to +4 or +5 pretty quick when the Linux fucks get all drippy at the thought of a real layer having interest in their pointless causes.