On Thu, Apr 19, 2018 at 5:12 PM, dmccunney <dennis.mccun...@gmail.com> wrote: [..] > If Jim can convince Corel to offer source uinder a license that will > let him add it the the FreeDOS distribution, I'll be surprised and > delighted. > > If anyone actually grabs that source, and uploads new and improved > versions incorporating changes they made to the source, I'll be > astonished. > > Having it available under a compatible open source license will let > Jim make it available as part of FreeDOS. > > Having it available as Freeware gives folks something they can *do* > with FreeDOS, which may be more important.
I agree! My view is "Ask, and they might do it." And "If you don't ask, they won't." The ideal is that vendors might release the source code under a Free/open source software license, like the GNU GPL. That would be great! But some vendors might not be able to release the source code. Maybe there are legal restrictions, based on licensing agreements (libraries, etc) and it would be too much work for them to go through the legal clearance process to release the source code to a classic DOS program. In this case, I'd be happy if they re-released the software as free (gratis). For example, Trius Inc did this with the shareware As-Easy-As spreadsheet. They provided an activation code that anyone could use to activate As-Easy-As 5.7. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
