> i'm 1 person here who doesn't know you, but even i know you
> work for borland <g>
I'm sure there must be someone else too :)
> sure - ok. but not all software developed is software for sale.
True, very true....
> a lot of software is written for internal use by developers
> on staff (or hired from outside) and not sold as a product - just
> used internally.
yes, but someone was paid to develop it, and I'd assume it saved money for
the company developing/paying for it, otherwise they would not have done it.
> Delphi has always been great for this kind of stuff - and IMO
> having Kylix as an option means Linux will now be in the running
> as the platform of choice for internal apps where it might not
> have been otherwise.
yup - exactly :)
> AFAIK the GPL wouldn't interfere with the development of internal
> tools provided they weren't "distributed".
nope. All you have to do with the GPL is distribute the source to the people
who _use_ your app, if they request it. And if its for internal use, they
can usually get it at. :)
> There is a note sort of related to this issue on the Borland site
> http://www.borland.com/kylix/k1/opedfaqs.html where they talk
> about "... if you have a team of 5 programmers working on a commercial
> product ...". I wonder will this same note apply if the team
> of 5 programmers is working on a system the company will use
> commercially (but internally) to make widgets? How about if
> the company hires the team of 5 programmers?
I think the idea if, if you make money from it - even if "make" is just
"save" or "not spend" - then you really should go out and buy the full
thing. If you are making software for external distro via the GPL, you can,
you just have to give the source if you use Kylix :)
> yeah i know - off topic - should crosspost to
> alt.programming.legalbs <g>
>
> Anyway FWIW i'm glad to see this gutsy move by Borland.
Me too. Now I just need to reinstall Linux at home and try it :)
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