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- From: stevesi@microsoft.com (Steven Sinofsky)
- Subject: Re: Distribution of MFC library ?
- Message-ID: <1992Aug27.015532.14657@microsoft.com>
- Date: 27 Aug 92 01:55:32 GMT
- Organization: Microsoft Corporation
- References: <1992Aug25.032413.2379@nuscc.nus.sg>
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- I'm not a lawyer and this isn't a legal opinion, but in the
- readme.txt in \C700\MFC there is a statement that expresses
- the limited restrictions on distributing MFC derived applications.
- Basically, you can distribute any .EXE/.DLL derived from MFC and
- any source code you write. You can't distribute MFC in source
- code or library format without the permission of MS. For
- more information and an official opinion contact Microsoft legal.
-
-
- In article <1992Aug25.032413.2379@nuscc.nus.sg> scstech@solomon.technet.sg (Arthur Lim) writes:
- >I am in the processing of developing a development environment for
- >Windows 3.1 and I am considering the use of Microsoft's MFC as the
- >base for my development. As this product is going to be commercial
- >and is a library (to be linked with user-code to form the exec),
- >my primary concern is whether I can distribute the MFC modules
- >used in my product without infringing on any copyright/licensing
- >problem.
- >
- >Can anyone please comment (esp Microsoft staff) ? Any comment on the
- >above approach to the development of a product ?
- >
- >Thanks !
- >
- >
- >+======================================================================+
- >| Arthur Lim | #include <std.disclaimer> |
- >| Advanced Software R&D Centre | |
- >| Singapore Computer Systems Ltd | scstech@solomon.technet.sg |
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- >+======================================================================+
- >
-
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- Steven Sinofsky
- stevesi@microsoft.com
- Disclaimer: I don't speak for Microsoft, BillG does that.
-