Sabi ni Zak noong Tue, Sep 12, 2006 at 5:16 PM On 9/12/06, Jeffrey Ian Dy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
But, how can we promote FOSS if you are using a source code who's syntax exclusively runs on proprietary programming languages?
On 9/12/06, Zak B. Elep <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hmm, I lost you there. I reckon that it is source code in some programming language that gets compiled/interpreted/transmogrified to run in an execution environment, and not `code whose syntax(?) runs on a language.'
Let's see if I can attempt to clear things up. Let's say I write a program in <shudder> Visual BASIC or better (or worse? <g>) Visual FoxPro. I release the code under an FSF- or OSI-endorsed Free/Open Source license. While everyone *is* free to read and in theory modify the code, in practice you'd need Visual BASIC or VFP respectively -- neither of which is FOSS. And I don't know of any FOSS applications or SourceForge projects that can handle VB or VFP projects. -- Daniel O. Escasa independent IT consultant and writer contributor, Free Software Magazine (http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com) personal blog at http://descasa.i.ph _________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Read the Guidelines: http://linux.org.ph/lists Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph
