Re: SAAemu GPL (was Re: SOLUTION: SAASound.dll ; SAA32.exe ; Saaemu0.60)

1999-10-05 Thread Allan Skillman
Hi All, SimCoupe itself uses portions of other non-GLP sources (e.g. Allegro), which is somewhat illegal. So I think SimCoupe cannot be GPL. Can it be GPL when it contains some sources, the original authors are NOT listed in the credits/copyright sections, and they haven't explicitly allowed

Re: SAAemu GPL (was Re: SOLUTION: SAASound.dll ; SAA32.exe ; Saaemu0.60)

1999-10-04 Thread Aley Keprt
Aley's sound code is not a library that forms a part of the program, as it's possible to run the program without the DLL. Simon Well ... unfortunately that is precisely the problem we have here. Aley's code is not in a DLL. Presumably It is possible to recompile a version of Sim

Re: SAAemu GPL (was Re: SOLUTION: SAASound.dll ; SAA32.exe ; Saaemu0.60)

1999-10-01 Thread Dave Hooper
Since you're distributing SimCoupe 0.79 with this, I presume you'll be releasing your sources as required by the GPL? I'm not expert in GPL. I just made a library and included it in GPL program. Must I declare my library as GPL when it is included in GPL program? Yes. Unless the author

Re: SAAemu GPL (was Re: SOLUTION: SAASound.dll ; SAA32.exe ; Saaemu0.60)

1999-10-01 Thread Simon Cooke
David wrote: [re: GPL virus] Yes. Unless the author of the original progam accepts that the new version no longer complies with the original GPL agreements and revokes his own GPL licence. (Is that right?) Ummm... actually, no; a GPL'd program can call whatever it likes, without the libs it

Re: SAAemu GPL (was Re: SOLUTION: SAASound.dll ; SAA32.exe ; Saaemu0.60)

1999-10-01 Thread Ian Collier
On Thu, Sep 30, 1999 at 04:05:37PM -0700, Simon Cooke wrote: Ummm... actually, no; a GPL'd program can call whatever it likes, without the libs it uses having to be GPL'd too. It's a purist thing to have them all as GPL'd libraries, and not explicitly necessary. Incorrect. If the GPL program

Re: SAAemu GPL (was Re: SOLUTION: SAASound.dll ; SAA32.exe ; Saaemu0.60)

1999-10-01 Thread Simon Cooke
From: Ian Collier [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Thu, Sep 30, 1999 at 04:05:37PM -0700, Simon Cooke wrote: Ummm... actually, no; a GPL'd program can call whatever it likes, without the libs it uses having to be GPL'd too. It's a purist thing to have them all as GPL'd libraries, and not explicitly

Re: SAAemu GPL (was Re: SOLUTION: SAASound.dll ; SAA32.exe ; Saaemu0.60)

1999-10-01 Thread Ian Collier
On Thu, Sep 30, 1999 at 05:59:33PM -0700, Simon Cooke wrote: However, there's no restriction on GPL'd programs relying on other libraries which are not GPL'd - it's just a matter of taste. Permission to copy and distribute a GPLd program is

Re: SAAemu GPL (was Re: SOLUTION: SAASound.dll ; SAA32.exe ; Saaemu0.60)

1999-10-01 Thread Simon Cooke
From: Ian Collier [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Thu, Sep 30, 1999 at 05:59:33PM -0700, Simon Cooke wrote: However, there's no restriction on GPL'd programs relying on other libraries which are not GPL'd - it's just a matter of taste. Permission

Re: SAAemu GPL (was Re: SOLUTION: SAASound.dll ; SAA32.exe ; Saaemu0.60)

1999-10-01 Thread Dave Hooper
Aley's sound code is not a library that forms a part of the program, as it's possible to run the program without the DLL. Simon Well ... unfortunately that is precisely the problem we have here. Aley's code is not in a DLL. Presumably It is possible to recompile a version of Sim Coupe that