[gcj] Re: Languages used

2010-05-10 Thread Pedro Osório
You have a good point but I think they're excluding operating systems from this one. That is, you can use a non-free operating system as long as the environment running on that OS is free. This is for practical reasons obviously, as everyone will use Windows/ Linux/OS X, when it comes to

Re: [gcj] Re: Languages used

2010-05-10 Thread Davi Costa
I'm not sure if you are allowed to distribute that translator compiler. On Mon, May 10, 2010 at 6:43 AM, Pedro Osório mebm.pedroso...@gmail.comwrote: You have a good point but I think they're excluding operating systems from this one. That is, you can use a non-free operating system as long

Re: [gcj] Re: Languages used

2010-05-10 Thread Jacob Lyles
I would suggest that you do not lift the restriction on non-free languages. If I ask a student to solve an algorithmic problem on a homework and he gives me a solution in a language for which I need a $500 compiler to run, his solution is worthless to me. This is especially true considering the

[gcj] Re: Languages used

2010-05-10 Thread Vexorian
I would prefer it if things that are EXCLUSIVE to windows/other non- free OS were banned but I guess they had to make an exception. I.e: VS- only submissions are untestable by me and I think that is a problem. VS express is not freely available, you need a whole windows license to run it. I can

[gcj] Re: Languages used

2010-05-09 Thread tonka
i have downloaded a 30-day trial version of mathematica 6.0 for gcj which is available freely over the internet. so can i use it to solve problems in gcj 2010? On May 10, 6:14 am, Bartholomew Furrow fur...@gmail.com wrote: Doesn't this mean that Mathematica isn't allowed? Yes, it does (unless

Re: [gcj] Re: Languages used

2010-05-09 Thread Bartholomew Furrow
i have downloaded a 30-day trial version of mathematica 6.0 for gcj which is available freely over the internet. so can i use it to solve problems in gcj 2010? From the rules: Time-limited trials for compilers and interpreters are disallowed. The reason for this is that if I've previously

Re: [gcj] Re: Languages used

2010-05-09 Thread Abdelrhman Abotaleb
But Already there are about Five participants submitted their solutions using mathmatica Is it allowed only in the qualification round but not for the next rounds or what!? On Mon, May 10, 2010 at 5:31 AM, Bartholomew Furrow fur...@gmail.comwrote: i have downloaded a 30-day trial version of

Re: [gcj] Re: Languages used

2010-05-09 Thread Abdelrhman Abotaleb
Then could I use MATLAB Code [Its equivalent octave is free and the code is the same]??!! On Mon, May 10, 2010 at 6:09 AM, Abdelrhman Abotaleb profvip.abota...@gmail.com wrote: But Already there are about Five participants submitted their solutions using mathmatica Is it allowed only in the