Freshmeat: Kylix licensing terms

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Post #24,124 by kmself 1/13/02 4:43:49 AM 1/13/02 4:44:49 AM Reply	Freshmeat: Kylix licensing terms Pretty heinous: [link\|http://freshmeat.net/articles/view/369/\|Commentary] and [link\|http://freshmeat.net/.misc/borland-license.txt\|the license]. Among rights waived/intrusions granted: Jury trial, class actions, audits, and fnord knows what. I have to admit being utterly perplexed as to (a) why the GPL is considered evil and (b) why Borland thinks they can pull this off. `-- Karsten M. Self [link\|mailto:kmself@ix.netcom.com\|kmself@ix.netcom.com] [link\|http://kmself.ix.netcom.com/\|[link\|http://kmself.ix.netcom.com/\|http://kmself.ix.netcom.com/]] What part of "gestalt" don't you understand?` Edited by kmself Jan. 13, 2002, 04:44:49 AM EST Expand All History
Post #24,128 by pwhysall 1/13/02 5:17:41 AM Reply	Never mind the sales What on earth did Borland think they were going to achieve in terms of PR with this one? Peter Shill For Hire [link\|http://www.kuro5hin.org\|There is no K5 Cabal]
Post #24,365 by CRConrad 1/14/02 7:10:28 PM Reply	Not PR - see if you can figure it out, what worries them?
Post #24,397 by kmself 1/15/02 2:23:53 AM Reply	Sales ...that's got to be it. They're worried they might actually sell some of this stuff, and they're heading it off at the pass.... `-- Karsten M. Self [link\|mailto:kmself@ix.netcom.com\|kmself@ix.netcom.com] [link\|http://kmself.ix.netcom.com/\|[link\|http://kmself.ix.netcom.com/\|http://kmself.ix.netcom.com/]] What part of "gestalt" don't you understand?`
Post #24,496 by CRConrad 1/15/02 5:05:57 PM Reply	Judging from their marketing so far, Ghu knows...
Post #24,305 by broomberg 1/14/02 1:40:56 PM Reply	You made the Register! [link\|http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/23658.html\|http://www.theregis...4/23658.html]

Freshmeat: Kylix licensing terms - (kmself) - (5) - Jan. 13, 2002, 04:44:49 AM EST

Never mind the sales - (pwhysall) - (3) - Jan. 13, 2002, 05:17:41 AM EST

Not PR - see if *you* can figure it out, what worries them? -NT - (CRConrad) - (2) - Jan. 14, 2002, 07:10:28 PM EST

Sales - (kmself) - (1) - Jan. 15, 2002, 02:23:53 AM EST

Judging from their marketing so far, Ghu knows... -NT - (CRConrad) - Jan. 15, 2002, 05:05:57 PM EST

You made the Register! - (broomberg) - Jan. 14, 2002, 01:40:56 PM EST

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