Embarcadero Community Edition Licensing Alert

Dear Community Edition User,   Embarcadero Technologies, Inc. ("Embarcadero") holds the copyright for various software offerings, including, but not limited to, the Delphi Community Edition and the C++ Community Edition (collectively, "Software"). The scope of this letter is to remind you of the permitted usage of the Embarcadero Community Edition Software pursuant to the terms of the End User License Agreement ("EULA") available at https://www.embarcadero.com/products/rad-studio/rad-studio-eula.   The Community Edition Software is an important mechanism to attract new developers into Embarcadero's ecosystem and to encourage Delphi and C++ learning. To that end, the target users for the Community Edition Software are students, hobbyists, and early stage startups that meet the required threshold (for more information about the required threshold, please refer to Question #6 at https://www.embarcadero.com/products/delphi/starter/faq). Note that the usage of the Community Edition Software for any commercial activity is prohibited.   While the Embarcadero Community Edition Software is freely available and offers powerful capabilities, Embarcadero, as the copyright owner, wants to ensure its usage is within the scope of its license agreement. We determined a number of abuse cases in the last twelve months that prompt us to take legal action in order to protect our intellectual property rights. The misuse of the Community Edition Software is a serious matter and the initiation of a legal action by Embarcadero may have a significant monetary impact on violators. Therefore, Embarcadero prepared the below list of cases, which reflects the NON-ACCEPTABLE usage of the Embarcadero Community Edition Software. The EULA clearly prohibits the below usage.   1. Community Edition Software SHOULD NOT be used as a trial - if the official trial period is too short you can speak with someone from the Embarcadero sales team or any authorized reseller and request an extension of your trial period. 2. Community Edition Software CANNOT be used for training purposes or by interns - – Embarcadero has a license option that specifically address this use case. You can find out more information about these licenses from Embarcadero sales team or its authorized resellers. 3. Personal use of the Community Edition Software at the office on a work machine IS NOT allowed – Embarcadero EULA is very clear that the Community Edition Software CANNOT be used in a work setting or on a work machine (for more information, please refer to Question #10 at https://www.embarcadero.com/products/delphi/starter/faq). You and your employer will be liable for the unauthorized use of the Community Edition Software placeat 4. Community Edition Software CANNOT be used for Professional Services (even as a part time on the side) – Embarcadero has a limit of $5K in revenue for Community Edition Software usage and that limit can be easily reached with any professional consulting. Embarcadero offers a variety of license options that can meet your needs without exposing you and your customer to the risk of infringing Embarcadero's copyright. 5. Community Edition Software CANNOT be used on a personal computer to work on projects for a company - If the company you work for does not qualify for the Community Edition Software use, then working on projects or files belonging to or for the benefit of the company (including projects for internal use) is a violation of the Embarcadero Community Edition Software usage and the company (i.e. your employer) is liable for such infringement.   If you want more information about the Community Edition Software in the FAQs format please go to https://www.embarcadero.com/products/delphi/starter/faq.   Embarcadero wants to remind you that the use of the Community Edition Software outside the scope of the EULA is a form of piracy and is illegal. Embarcadero takes the protection of its copyright very seriously and has a compliance and legal team constantly monitoring to ensure its intellectual property rights are not infringed. Upon detection of an unauthorized use, additional fees and penalties will be applied in order to mitigate the copyright infringement.   Should you wish to contact Embarcadero to purchase a commercial version of the software, please contact compliance@embarcadero.com .   Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me directly at compliance@embarcadero.com.   Thank you!   David Sanchez Global Manager of License Compliance 10801-1 N. Mopac Expressway, Suite 100 | Austin, TX 78759 compliance@embarcadero.com       home company communities partners       Copyright © 2020 Embarcadero Technologies, 10801 North Mopac Expressway, Building 1, Suite 100 · Austin, TX, 78759 U.S.A. All rights reserved. If you do not wish to receive further communications from Embarcadero, please visit this page. Privacy Policy