Why did Embarcadero make me sign a waiver?
- by Peter Turner
Just signed in to the Embarcadero Developer Network and got this:
EXPORT CONTROLS ON EMBARCADERO SOFTWARE
Your EDN membership and access to Embarcadero Software is subject to your agreement to and compliance with the following terms:
-You agree that U.S. export control laws govern your use of the Embarcadero Software.
-You are not a citizen, national, or resident of, and are not under control of, the government of Cuba, Iran, Sudan, North Korea, Syria, nor any country to which the United States has embargoed or prohibited export.
-You will not provide or export Embarcadero Software, directly or indirectly, to the above mentioned countries nor to citizens, nationals or residents of those countries.
-You are not listed on the United States Department of Treasury lists of Specially Designated Nationals, Specially Designated Terrorists, and Specially Designated Narcotic Traffickers, nor are you listed on the United States Department of Commerce Table of Denial Orders.
-You will not provide or export the Embarcadero Software, directly or indirectly, to persons on the above mentioned lists.
-You will not use the Embarcadero Software for, and will not allow the Embarcadero Software to be used for, any purposes prohibited by United States law, including for the development, design, manufacture or production of nuclear, chemical or biological weapons of mass destruction.
I think it's BS, but what craziness is forcing companies like Embarcadero to hold developers to these very high standards?
Also, what is "Embarcadero Software"? Does that mean I can't put a benign videogame on a website that may have a runtime that might be downloaded by a Iranian who love scrabble. Or does "Embarcadero Software" refer to anything I develop using Delphi.
