Thankks Todd, Experimented with it a while ago, and was surprised that I really could compile a simple project for both Windows and Linux form the same source, the Linux executable was very big, but there were no dependency/versioning issues.
I will have another look at it. Paul On 18 March 2011 00:16, Todd <todd.martin...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Paul > > I don't know what features of the Delphi starter you would most likely > use, but have you considered Lazarus and the FPC compiler? Both have > made some dramatic advances recently. > > Todd. > >> Thanks Joylon, >> >>>From what you are saying that would make it impossible for us to use >> the Starter Edition - I had seen Revenue as being that which was >> derived from an application made in Starter but it seems from what you >> are saying its a bit more woolly than that. >> >> We'll just have to count out pennies if we need to return to Delphi >> and look to Professional edition again (got stung when we picked up >> 2005 Pro years ago and that was a bad experience). >> >> Meanwhile will continue as we have been for some time now, apart from >> Delphi. :) >> >> Finding with careful planning, and even without Titanium Applicator, >> you can do a tremendous amount for people with just XAMPP and a >> virtual box under Windows (Ubuntu is good in the box), nice clean no >> fuss install of a whole application using browser technology. >> >> Paul >> >> On 14 March 2011 09:12, Jolyon Smith <jsm...@deltics.co.nz> wrote: >>> I don't think you can rely on your charitable status to avoid the ridiculous >>> $1000 license condition as that is $1000 *revenue*, not profit. >>> >>> Quite how revenue is defined and how Embarcadero would identify and >>> apportion income as deriving from "Starter built apps or services" is not >>> specified. If you create some code that is used in an area of a web site >>> that also has a "donate" facility, for example... does the income from >>> those donations count? >>> >>> There is no special allowance made for non-profit organizations and >>> charitable donations are not specifically identified separately from >>> "income", so it seems impossible to say for sure that your use of Delphi >>> Starter would be certain to fall under the < US$1000 revenue threshold >>> (unless your use of Delphi is entirely and utterly not connected with any >>> income/donation generating activity in your organisation). >>> >>> >>> You could just hope that they never come knocking on your door as ask to see >>> your accounts and set about trying to prove that your license is invalid >>> (tho actually the boot would be on the other foot - it would no doubt be up >>> to you to prove that your license *is* valid, not the other way around), but >>> one would have to think that if they didn't intend ever following through >>> and applying this revenue limit then they wouldn't have bothered adding it >>> to the license conditions in the first place. >>> >>> Speaking for myself, I think the revenue limit on the license is a mistake >>> (almost as ridiculous as the imposition of Interbase and the removal of >>> DBExpress) but sadly not one that I expect Embarcadero to correct any time >>> soon, if ever. >>> >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: delphi-boun...@delphi.org.nz [mailto:delphi-boun...@delphi.org.nz] On >>> Behalf Of Paul A Norman >>> Sent: Sunday, 13 March 2011 15:37 >>> To: NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List >>> Subject: Re: [DUG] Delphi Starter Edition >>> >>> Thanks Joylon and Todd, that has sorted that out, >>> >>> ... I had been wondering the way things were worded whether you could >>> use 3rd party things like Zeos, or if databasing capabilities were >>> limited strictly to only what was described in the feature matrix. >>> (Remembering the Turbo thingies they put out that didn't even let you >>> add components.) >>> >>> We are charitable non-commercial (take no payments) so I take it we >>> would fit under the $USD1000 at all times? >>> >>> Paul >>> >>> On 9 March 2011 17:11, Todd <todd.martin...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> Hi Paul >>>> >>>> ZEOS certainly connects to MySql. >>>> >>>> Todd. >>>>> >>>>> Looking through the feature matrix, I was not sure, can Delphi Starter >>>>> connect to an MySql database on local or other server please? >>>>> >>>>> Paul >>>>> >>>>> On 31 January 2011 21:06, Malcolm Groves <malcolm.gro...@embarcadero.com> >>> wrote: >>>>>> http://www.embarcadero.com/products/delphi/starter >>>>>> >>>>>> Cheers >>>>>> Malcolm >>>>>> >>>>>> Malcolm Groves >>>>>> Senior Director, Asia Pacific and Japan >>>>>> Embarcadero Technologies >>>>>> http://www.embarcadero.com >>>>>> >>>>>> Phone: +61 416 264 204 >>>>>> Skype: malcolmgroves >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email message is for the sole use of the >>> intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged >>> information. 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