On 7 Nov 2002, at 15:43, Dave P wrote: > Ummm, that's exactly what I said. Not only source has intellectual > property rights. The compiled code does too. If they're forced to include > the results of their labors (if any) into every other version, regardless > then two things happen:
Well if it is in the binary only, then it won't be in the other versions, will it? However, to act like that would, of course, defeat the entire enterprise of havung a unified version of SMSQ/E... I would be pretty hesitant to include something like that in the official version since I think it would go against my very mission... > 1. Lowest Common Denominator - SMSQ has to work in the same way on the > least capable hardware as the most capable. Consistency and all that. > 2. They have to give features to versions that may not be appropriate to > run it. Let's distinguish between two cases here. Take the example of the "MOVEP' instruction, which Fabrizio Diversi is taking out of the code. This will benefit, practcally, the Q60 only. I would , therefor,include it without any qualms in the Q60 version - it is Q60 specific. So, no lowest common denominator. If now another development were done, perhaps like P. Witte's idea of a home directory, i.e. something from which everybody would profit,that and this would be given to me under the proviso that it must be included only in one version, I would look very hard at including it but exluding it from other versions - don't you think I would be right to?. The difference is always, that MY perspective is to advance SMSQ/E on all machines, if feasible. Moreover, to be quite frank, I think that this discussion is VERY theoretical. Why? Because those who would want to exclude code from the benefit for other machines, are seemingly also those that have put themselves outside of the whole idea of developping software for SMSQ/E anyway. Where are all the hordes of programmers wishing to do something for SMSQ/E. Oh, sorry I forgot - none of them likes the licence so they prefer not to do anything (or do it out of sight)! > This hinders development of SMSQ/E. THAT hinders development of SMSQ/E. Wolfgang ----------------- www.wlenerz.com
