Star Borland in the 1980s: "Treat Software Just Like a Book"
Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 15th Oct 2009 14:47 UTC
Law and Order Let's do a little trip down memory lane. We're talking the '80s, early '90s, and we're looking at a company called Borland, which produced several well-known and popular products related to software development. Back in those days, Borland had an end user license agreement. However, contrary to the EULAs we know and despise today, Borland's 'No-Nonsense License Statement' was a whole lot simpler, and in fact, is a perfect example of how software should be treated.
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RE: Beautiful!
by Ventajou on Thu 15th Oct 2009 17:12 UTC in reply to "Beautiful!"
Ventajou
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2006-10-31

That license can only be used by one person at the same time...

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RE[2]: Beautiful!
by skeezix on Thu 15th Oct 2009 17:35 in reply to "RE: Beautiful!"
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2006-02-06

Oh, well I'd certainly modify it to suit my software -- there are clauses in it that aren't appropriate for modern web-based applications.

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RE[3]: Beautiful!
by phoenix on Thu 15th Oct 2009 19:26 in reply to "RE[2]: Beautiful!"
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2005-07-11

Whoosh! ;)

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