[Diritto] EULA di EiffelStudio GPL

[Paolo Redaelli]

Scaricando la versione GPL del compilatore Eiffel della ISE mi sono
imbattuto in questa EULA.....
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*End User License Agreement*

*/EiffelStudio Integrated Development Environment/*

Open Source (GPL) Edition

 

Carefully read all of the terms and conditions of this agreement prior
to opening or downloading the software package, or starting its
installation procedure. Opening or downloading the software package, or
starting its installation procedure, indicates your acceptance of these
terms and conditions. This software agreement governs your use of
EiffelStudio Integrated Development Environment, Open Source Edition
(hereinafter referred to as EiffelStudio) from Interactive Software
Engineering, Inc., a California Corporation with offices in Goleta,
California 93117, doing business as Eiffel Software (hereinafter Eiffel
Software). By using the enclosed EiffelStudio software package, you
agree to the following terms and conditions;

 


  *1.   GRANT OF LICENSE *

Eiffel Software grants to you a nonexclusive license to use EiffelStudio
at no charge under the terms of the GNU General Public License
(hereinafter referred as GPL) for the development of Open Source
software.  The main obligation for software development under GPL is
that anyone using your software must have access to the complete source
code and must be able to modify and redistribute that software to
anyone, free of charge.

 


  *2.   PERMITTED USES *

You may use the EiffelStudio license provided to you at no charge as
long as you are ready to release the application that you will develop
under a GPL compatible Open Source license.

 


  *3.   PROPERTY RIGHTS *

a.      EiffelStudio is copyrighted by Eiffel Software and proprietary
to Eiffel Software, and Eiffel Software remains title and ownership of
EiffelStudio.

b.      This is not a sale of EiffelStudio or any copy. You must
reproduce and include any copyrights, trademark notices and the legends
on any copy of EiffelStudio you make.

 


  *4.   LIMITED WARRANTY *

The EiffelStudio software and user manuals are provided "as is" without
warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including, but not
limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a
particular purpose. The entire risk as to the quality and performance of
the EiffelStudio software and user manuals is with you.

 

 


  *6.   NO OTHER RIGHTS *

Eiffel Software warrants solely that it grants the rights as provided
herein. No license or right relevant to any patent or trademark is
herein to be construed as conferred upon you by Eiffel Software by
implication or estoppels or any other basis. This is regardless as to
whether the rights granted hereunder utilize invention within existing
patent to be issued subsequent to the date of this agreement.


  * *


  *7.   MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS *

a.      All correspondence shall be directed to Eiffel Software at the
following address:

 

                                Customer Service Department

                                Eiffel Software

                                356 Storke Road, Goleta, CA 93117 USA

                                tel. (805) 685-1006, fax. (805) 685-6869

                                or through the world-wide Web at
http://support.eiffel.com

 

b.      The terms and conditions of this agreement shall be interpreted
and enforced according to the laws of the State of California and shall
be subject to the appropriate jurisdiction in and of the county of Santa
Barbara, California, U.S.A.

 


  *8.   ACKNOWLEDGEMENT *

By opening or downloading the software package or starting the
installation procedure, you acknowledge that you have read this
agreement, understand it, and agree to be bound by its terms and
conditions. You also agree that this agreement is the complete and
exclusive statement of agreement between the parties and supersedes all
proposals of prior agreements, oral or written, and any other
communication between the parties relating to the subject matter of this
agreement.
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Condizioni come queste sono compatibili con la GPL? A me parrebbe
proprio di no, ma non sono un legale.
Cordialmente
    Paolo