Hi,
On Sat, Jun 28, 2014 at 11:29 PM, Jim Michaels <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> I got too excited and posted a message. I dug further into the readmes and
> found out there is a commercial version of VMiX. there is no web site that I
> could find. the project seems to get updated about once every 5-10 years.
Probably best not to pin too many hopes on it.
> it runs on top of DOS. I believe it was the commercial version of VMiX
> (itself protected mode) that works with protected mode programs now, and it
> the cost used to be something like $35.
>
> it uses i586 code, but requires real mode to start.
Dunno. Probably most people just prefer other obvious (GPL!) setups
like DOSEMU or VirtualBox, where the rest of the "main" OS still
functions in the background. Same diff, right? (Almost.)
> I could not receive posts because yahoo mail is blocking mailing lists. I
> wanted to mail this correction/oops.
BTW, yes, just for clarity, I should mention that Gmail has been
having a bad habit of putting your emails in the "Spam" folder. Some
pretext about "can't verify". They've done that before to a (very) few
random other people (and for no good reason, IMHO). Dunno why. Gotta
love buggy heuristics (not!).
> I remember reading that GPL licensed stuff can be charged for, but I am
> unsure the full pricing & licensing model of this program.
I am not a lawyer, but AFAIK, GPL means "freedom", not "free of cost".
Though once you "release" something "publicly" (redistribute it
outside of your corporation) as "GPL", then you cannot add any more
restrictions (except when bound by local law, of course). You can
charge for money "before" releasing something, but once it's out
there, it's not something you can rescind. You can later charge for
bug fixes ("support") or whatnot, but that original code, albeit still
copyrighted, is no longer able to be locked down. This is considered
an "advantage" so that people can study, modify, redistribute, even
"sell" their own modified versions (where applicable), as long as they
comply with the GPL by releasing their source modifications (once
distributed).
But, as you've probably noticed, most commercial companies don't
follow that model.
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