On Tue, 26 Mar 2002 23:08:08 +0000 Roy Wood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > Phoebus Dokos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes > <BIG SNIP> > >I DO believe though that potential developers should be able to > >distribute their builds of SMSQ/E for free if they choose so. (Emphasis > >on free) because if they do charge something for it, the rights should > >be given to the copyright holder/manager. > The reason that this was vetoed at the meeting was that the whole > purpose of the registrar was to make sure that versions of the binaries > would be compatible with most systems. For instance the inclusion of the > COPYBACK_CACHE into SMSQ/E for the Q40/Q60 made it unable to run ProWesS > with any degree of stability. It is possible. D&D Systems showed you that at the show. Switch off cache. Start ProWesS. Switch on cache. Voila! Secondly: The problem you describe here is not an OS problem, but an application program problem. > Incidentally a version 2.98(patched) of > SMSQ/E is being distributed with current versions of the Q40/Q60. I am > sure that they have the legal right to sell this and are paying > royalties to TT but has anyone had ProWesS running properly on this > version and, if they have, why will it not run on my Q40 without a > massive crash ? Wolfgang confirmed at Eindhoven that this will not work > with his Q60 so what is the situation here? > -- > Roy Wood > Q Branch, 20 Locks Hill Portslade. Sussex. BN41 2LB. UK > Tel : +44 (0)1273 386030 Fax : +44 (0)1273 430501 (New number!) > Mobile +44(0)7836 745501 > Web : www.qbranch.demon.co.uk > >
