On Mon, 22 Mar 2004, tom ehlert wrote: > ASM> But anyway, and in order to avoid discrepancies, I'd like to use UPX/UCL > ASM> if available > > Seems GPL forces you to use second best choice > (similar to choosing LINUX)
Hmm. What's the best choice then? Solaris? FreeBSD? FreeDOS? For whom? :) But then I don't consider Windows 98 and FreeDOS alternatives to Linux as they fill different niches. Windows NT+ may be an alternative but it depends on what you use the computer for of course -- I would have to install a *lot* of extra 3rd party software such as Cygwin to be able to use it effectively but then I'm not a normal home user. > However, after rereading the *exact* GPL terms, I still consider an > exepacker kind of runtime library. > > IFF > it's ok to compile a GPL program with any compiler of your choice, > and distribute it, > THEN > it's also ok to exepack it with your exepacker > of choice. > > (starting another variant of this nonsense thread) IMHO it's such a grey area that only lawyers can decide... Bart ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: IBM Linux Tutorials Free Linux tutorial presented by Daniel Robbins, President and CEO of GenToo technologies. Learn everything from fundamentals to system administration.http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=1470&alloc_id=3638&op=click _______________________________________________ Freedos-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-devel
