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Comment: Re:They inherently suck (Score 1) 233

by shking (#38094262) Attached to: EULAs Don't Have To Suck

The Borland license was great!... and in plain english too!

http://mobile.osnews.com/story.php/22342/Borland-in-the-1980s-Treat-Software-Just-Like-a-Book/

No-Nonsense License Statement

This software is protected by both United States copyright law and international copyright treaty provisions. Therefore, you must treat this software just like a book, except that you may copy it onto a computer to be used and you may make archival copies of the software for the sole purpose of backing-up our software and protecting your investment from loss.

By saying "just like a book," Borland means, for example, that this software may be used by any number of people, and may be freely moved from one computer location to another, so long as there is no possibility of it being used at one location while it's being used at another or on a computer network by more than one user at one location. Just like a book can't be read by two different people in two different places at the same time, neither can the software be used by two different people in two different places at the same time. (Unless, of course, Borland's copyright has been violated or the use is on a computer network by up to the number of users authorized by additional Borland licenses as explained below.)

Comment: Re:How much more proof is needed ? (Score 3, Insightful) 625

by shking (#38042750) Attached to: Is American Innovation Losing Its Shine?

The sad thing is seeing people, even here in this thread, arguing in favor of reducing the middle class down to third world levels.

Well of course they will argue that! Everyone assumes that they will be personally spared when "necessary" changes are made. It's human nature. It's both sad and funny

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