Re: Win2000 (was: Re: Linux vs. Win32 SimCoupe - must I fight?)

1999-06-25 Thread Aley Keprt
- Original Message - From: Paul Walker [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Sent: 23. èervna 1999 12:53 Subject: Re: Win2000 (was: Re: Linux vs. Win32 SimCoupe - must I fight?) On Wed, 23 Jun 1999, Aley Keprt wrote: This wouldn't be 100%, but it would be 99% (or 98

Re: Win2000 (was: Re: Linux vs. Win32 SimCoupe - must I fight?)

1999-06-23 Thread Paul Walker
On Wed, 23 Jun 1999, Aley Keprt wrote: This wouldn't be 100%, but it would be 99% (or 98), especially when most of the current software is written in DJGPP, which seems to be well designed to be run under Windows. Very few apps out there are written using DJGPP; they normally use Borland or

Re: Linux vs. Win32 SimCoupe - must I fight?

1999-06-17 Thread Robert Brady
On Wed, 16 Jun 1999, Andrew Gallagher wrote: Thomas Harte wrote: Frankly I'm amazed you're giving him such hassle. I might have thought you'd actually be pleased that someone was taking the time and trouble to port SimCoupe to your favourite platform. Even more so since

Re: Linux vs. Win32 SimCoupe - must I fight?

1999-06-16 Thread Andrew Gallagher
Thomas Harte wrote: Frankly I'm amazed you're giving him such hassle. I might have thought you'd actually be pleased that someone was taking the time and trouble to port SimCoupe to your favourite platform. Even more so since DOS compatibility is apparently 'out' as far as

Re: Linux vs. Win32 SimCoupe - must I fight?

1999-06-15 Thread Aley Keprt
- Original Message - From: Si Owen [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Sent: 9. èervna 1999 9:05 Subject: Re: Linux vs. Win32 SimCoupe - must I fight? *takes a deep breath* Aley Keprt originally wrote: Since Si Owen doesn't want to release his sources (I hate him

Re: Linux vs. Win32 SimCoupe - must I fight?

1999-06-15 Thread Andrew Collier
At 8:50 am +0100 15/6/99, Aley Keprt wrote: Si Owen wrote: I've always said that I would release the modified source when I'm done, and that's still what I intend to do. It's not available yet because I've not finished my changes, and I'm not going to be pressured into releasing it early.

Re: Linux vs. Win32 SimCoupe - must I fight?

1999-06-15 Thread Stuart Brady
On Tue, 15 Jun 1999, Aley Keprt wrote: I don't agree that somebody don't release source until it is finished. The SimCoupe will never be 100% finished. Or will be? I don't think so. So Si Owen probably will never release the source, since he will never be finished with his work. I think that he

Re: Linux vs. Win32 SimCoupe - must I fight?

1999-06-15 Thread Thomas Harte
Frankly I'm amazed you're giving him such hassle. I might have thought you'd actually be pleased that someone was taking the time and trouble to port SimCoupe to your favourite platform. Even more so since DOS compatibility is apparently 'out' as far as windows 2000 is concerned. That

Re: Linux vs. Win32 SimCoupe - must I fight?

1999-06-10 Thread James R Curry
Any response to this statement which in my opinion is almost as inflamatory as 'James R Curry's brilliantly researched post would probably only look quite petty anyway. Suffice to say that if we define getting a life as not commenting on any SimCoupe GPL conversation after this one then

RE: Linux vs. Win32 SimCoupe - must I fight?

1999-06-10 Thread Si Owen
Thomas Harte wrote: So you can see how it looks, yeah? You'll notice how 'doesn't want' is also future tense? Actually it's present tense, but that's beside the point - the point is that I didn't say it in the first place! I can understand how it might have looked, but trying to start a

Re: Linux vs. Win32 SimCoupe - must I fight?

1999-06-09 Thread Stuart Brady
On Mon, 7 Jun 1999, Aley Keprt wrote: In addition I'd like to ask this: Why Linux users don't make their version first and give us their sources? It is very easy to say: Make you Win version Linux compatible. I bet everybody can say this, but not too many people can really do something for Linux,

Re: Linux vs. Win32 SimCoupe - must I fight?

1999-06-08 Thread Robert Brady
On Mon, 7 Jun 1999, Simon Cooke wrote: Hey, Sim Coupe was distributed under the GPL license. If Si doesn't want to surrender the modified source then he is breaking the law, and many people within the GPL sphere are perfectly happy to help fight if this is the case. Interestingly,

Re: Linux vs. Win32 SimCoupe - must I fight?

1999-06-08 Thread Paul Walker
On Mon, 7 Jun 1999, Aley Keprt wrote: Since Si Owen doesn't want to release his sources (I hate him for this), Probably just for the same reason I haven't yet released Hurricane source - it's not ready. In addition I'd like to ask this: Why Linux users don't make their version first and

Re: Linux vs. Win32 SimCoupe - must I fight?

1999-06-07 Thread Thomas Harte
Since Si Owen doesn't want to release his sources (I hate him for this), I can't do much and I'm affraid Linux is out for now, since DOS is out too. Hey, Sim Coupe was distributed under the GPL license. If Si doesn't want to surrender the modified source then he is breaking the law, and

Re: Linux vs. Win32 SimCoupe - must I fight?

1999-06-07 Thread Simon Cooke
Hey, Sim Coupe was distributed under the GPL license. If Si doesn't want to surrender the modified source then he is breaking the law, and many people within the GPL sphere are perfectly happy to help fight if this is the case. Interestingly, the GPL has never been proven in court. Simon