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- From: hohmuth@freia.sax.de (Michael Hohmuth)
- Subject: Re: compiled mint library for sozobon & turbo C ?
- Message-ID: <NCL0TJS@math.fu-berlin.de>
- Keywords: MiNT, Turbo, Pure
- Sender: news@math.fu-berlin.de (Math Department)
- Reply-To: hohmuth@freia.inf.tu-dresden.de
- Organization: Dept. of Computer Science, TU Dresden, Germany
- References: <C0HBwu.DpF@ufrima.imag.fr> <F2J0H0S@math.fu-berlin.de> <1993Jan7.144305.16708@ugle.unit.no>
- Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1993 16:33:57 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan7.144305.16708@ugle.unit.no>, stigvi@Lise.Unit.NO (Stig Vidar Hovland) writes:
-
- |> In article <F2J0H0S@math.fu-berlin.de>, hohmuth@freia.sax.de (Michael Hohmuth) writes:
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- |> > The problem with distributing mntlib binaries for Turbo/Pure C is that these
- |> > binaries have the math library of the compiler linked in which is
- |> > copyright Borland/Pure Software. That means that the binaries are NOT free
- |> > while the source code is.
- |> >
- |> Does this mean that programs linked with the Pure C library is not free to be given away ?
-
- No, certainly not. The linked programs are free.
-
- The license agreement I had to sign when I registered as a Pure C owner
- explicitely excludes compiled programs from the Pure's/ASH's copyright.
-
- I don't know if this applies to the compiled libraries that are shipped with
- the compiler too; so it's just saver not to distribute them. :-)
-
- Michael
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