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Re:Zed: We Overhauled Our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy by soal on Monday March 02, 2026 @07:48PM (#47226427)
«ARBITRATION NOTICE. Except for certain kinds of disputes described in Section 15.2 (Dispute Resolution and Arbitration), you agree that disputes arising under these Terms will be resolved by binding, individual arbitration, and BY ACCEPTING THESE TERMS, YOU AND ZED ARE EACH WAIVING THE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY OR TO PARTICIPATE IN ANY CLASS ACTION OR REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING. ALTERNATIVELY, CUSTOMER MAY OPT OUT OF ARBITRATION PER SECTION 17.2(a).»

It's awful.

Re:Zed: We Overhauled Our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy by tripplyons on Monday March 02, 2026 @08:01PM (#47226523)
The good thing is you can still use their software without signing in and having to agree.
Re:Zed: We Overhauled Our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy by goodmythical on Monday March 02, 2026 @07:54PM (#47226474)
Well shit, alternatives?
Re:Zed: We Overhauled Our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy by soal on Monday March 02, 2026 @08:00PM (#47226509)
Oh, cmon, code editors are plenty. I read this in my inbox and uninstalled Zed. It's not my main editor though.
Re:Zed: We Overhauled Our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy by logicprog on Monday March 02, 2026 @10:11PM (#47227507)
Judging from the opt out section and other parts of the ToS it seems pretty clear to me that most of the terms only apply (including the arbitration clause) to if you're using their online services. I don't get what the big hooha is about
Re:Zed: We Overhauled Our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy by akagusu on Tuesday March 03, 2026 @09:41AM (#47233099)
Here is a fork: https://gram.liten.app/
Re:Zed: We Overhauled Our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy by alfiedotwtf on Tuesday March 03, 2026 @03:53AM (#47229921)
I wonder how many licenses throughout the years people have blindly clicked agree while the dispute resolution clause read:

    “Trial by Combat”