Hi Paul I suggest you get Lazarus 9.30 from the repository and FPC 2.4.2+ http://svn.freepascal.org/svn/lazarus/tags
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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