On Jul 17, 2011, at 5:37 PM, Rugxulo wrote: > > However, DTC.LIB doesn't seem to have sources, but I'm not sure what > exactly that does or if it's needed or what the deal is, so we'll have > to wait for Travis to explain that. (Perhaps that is the optional > hardware synthesizer part??) Hmm, good point. The dtc.lib is the library required to talk to dectalk synthesizers. Source is not available, but I've seen it included in other products as well, so apparently it's not against the license to distribute it in and of itself, as long as it's part of another package. I did manage to talk to the dectalk folks some years ago, and although the topic of the libs came up, I didn't specifically ask if it was ok to distribute it as part of another package, though it would almost have to be, unless their license specifically states it should be compiled into the executable and not distributed separately. That would kind of defeat the purpose of the lib in that case I'd think, but if anyone else knows better, I'm of course willing to take reports to the contrary.
I'm fairly certain (though not positive) that obtaining the initial copy of the dectalk libs did require a fee of some tipe, as far as I know, there's no restriction against distributing the lib itself (since it's necessary for program usage) and since none of the other files are included, it should be ok, but again, the keyword is should. I know dec had sold dectalk somewhere along the line, though who owns rights to it now is a huge question, (and was at the time I had been talking to the original dectalk folks) but since I personally haven't heard a peep out of anyone relating to the lib, and as far as I know, nobody else has either, it may be a moot point, but that's only gpl/ freeware talking, not commercial distribution plans as is needed with some of the other windows/dos screen readers, so there may or may not be something lurking there, but I tend to doubt it. However, it's easy enough to remove the lib if it becomes absolutely necessary, which would disable support for dectalk synths, though I'm relatively sure (though not positive) that other external synths will still operate. I can do some testing after I get all my hardware in a single location. Again, I stress that this archive as currently posted is as I received it, and not with the modified docs/license file I worked on afterwords. I'm of course willing to make whatever changes are necessary to get this into freedos archives, since it really is the best place for it, so that folks who need it will have a much easier time finding it. As for a86, it may be possible that the author will be silling to relase shareware terms on a copy that could be included in freedos as well, even if it is w/o source, just for such cases as this. I only talked with him once, but he sure seemed like the reasonable sort at the time. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ AppSumo Presents a FREE Video for the SourceForge Community by Eric Ries, the creator of the Lean Startup Methodology on "Lean Startup Secrets Revealed." This video shows you how to validate your ideas, optimize your ideas and identify your business strategy. http://p.sf.net/sfu/appsumosfdev2dev _______________________________________________ Freedos-devel mailing list Freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-devel
