>From memory "Borland Interbase" is no longer open source, but the forks in
the code (Firebird etc.) are still are...
well exactly - inhibiting "forking" is one of the stifling effects
of the GPL.
But AFAIK Borland still offers IB6 Opensource
http://www.borland.com/devsupport/interbase/opensou
>From memory "Borland Interbase" is no longer open source, but the forks in
the code (Firebird etc.) are still are...
--On Friday, July 27, 2001 6:53 AM +0700 Nello Sestini
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> offer some less "sticky" OSS licencing for Kylix.Interbase
> after all is OE but not GPL
> to pay for the no-nonsense licence. Fortunately all the Kylix
> components are available in either licence (right?) so switching
> will be painless at least with respect to the Borland code
> in your app.
>
Nope, just the ones in the OE. The ones in the other versions (that are not
in the OE)
> I Am Not A Lemming?
> If A Neighbour Asks, Lie!?
> In All Nests Are Leaves?
> Im A Nasty Arthritic Lecher?
> "Important" Artists Never Are Living? (That's a bad one, I know)
there is also the companion:
I Refuse to Engage in Correspondence To All Lawyers
(both these acronyms would be much mor
> > The really huge question is what is the Project Jedi going to do about
> > licensing? Currently all the Jedi code is released under the MPL, which
is
> > incompatible with the GPL, and so you can use any Jedi source with the
> open
> > versions of Kylix.
>
> For me the really huge question is
IANAL = I AM NOT A LUKE *ducks*
--On Friday, July 27, 2001 9:52 AM +1200 Luke Pascoe
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I Am Not A Lemming?
> If A Neighbour Asks, Lie!?
> In All Nests Are Leaves?
> Im A Nasty Arthritic Lecher?
> "Important" Artists Never Are Living? (That's a bad one, I know)
--
Vi
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From: Max Nilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Multiple recipients of list delphi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, July 27, 2001 9:48 AM
Subject: RE: [DUG]: Kylix now Free for Open Source Projects
> The really huge question is what is the Project Jedi go
I AM NOT A LAWER, although, with most people on usenet at least, those who
post rants and use IANAL all the time (coming off as arrogant, pompous, and
generally 'im right and everyone else is wrong'), somewhat seem to fit it
as "I (am) ANAL"
--On Friday, July 27, 2001 7:46 AM +1000 "Manning, J
Corey Murtagh asked:
> Even more importan question... if Kylix uses any GPLed code, then doesn't
> the GPL require it to be open-source too? Just a thought :>
As a veteran reader of IANAL discussions on slashdot about the GPL I think
that I can clear up this issue.
If Kylix depended on any GPL
I'm almost too scared to ask... could you enlighten me about this acronym
please?
John
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From: Neven MacEwan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, 27 July 2001 7:39 am
To: Multiple recipients of list delphi
Subject: Re: [DUG]: Kylix now Free for Open Source Pro
> From: Neven MacEwan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Friday, 27 July 2001 9:39 a.m.
> To: Multiple recipients of list delphi
> Subject: Re: [DUG]: Kylix now Free for Open Source Projects
>
>
> Nic
>
> I've never met anyone brave enough to use IANAL - good
;
To: "Multiple recipients of list delphi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, July 27, 2001 9:38 AM
Subject: Re: [DUG]: Kylix now Free for Open Source Projects
> Nic
>
> I've never met anyone brave enough to use IANAL - good for you :-)
>
> Neven
>
>
Nic
I've never met anyone brave enough to use IANAL - good for you :-)
Neven
- Original Message -
From: "Nic Wise" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Multiple recipients of list delphi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, 27 July 2001 09:34
Subject: Re:
> Even more importan question... if Kylix uses any GPLed code, then doesn't
> the GPL require it to be open-source too? Just a thought :>
yes it does, and no, AFAIK, we dont. But IANAL.
N
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From: Mark Derricutt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Multiple recipients of list delphi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, July 27, 2001 8:53 AM
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> Question, if we're writing a *NEW* application w
Question, if we're writing a *NEW* application with Kylix, does this
exception kick in, the quoted paragraph was talking about "if the modified
program..." which new ones are not
--On Thursday, July 26, 2001 07:36:28 +0700 Nello Sestini
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> (Exception: if the
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Sent: Thursday, 26 July 2001 12:51
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Subject: Re: [DUG]: Kylix now Free for Open Source Projects
WOW! I wounder if the slashdot crowd have realised THAT one
Somehow I think they might have missed it.
N
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Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2001 12:50:45 +1200
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> WOW! I wounder if the slashdot crowd have realised THAT one
>
> Somehow I think th
ly 26, 2001 12:36 PM
Subject: Re: [DUG]: Kylix now Free for Open Source Projects
> > It appears that any Kylix OE app opens a wee dialog box that
> > displays "this
> > was written with OE, it must be GPL!" (i've only seen a screen shot
> > so
> >
> It appears that any Kylix OE app opens a wee dialog box that
> displays "this
> was written with OE, it must be GPL!" (i've only seen a screen shot
> so
> far), but to me that sounds $(*&#(*$ annoying and bad on Borlands
> part...
unfortunately it's required by the GPL 2(c):
c) If the mo
It appears that any Kylix OE app opens a wee dialog box that displays "this
was written with OE, it must be GPL!" (i've only seen a screen shot so
far), but to me that sounds $(*&#(*$ annoying and bad on Borlands part...
--On Thursday, July 26, 2001 9:37 AM +1200 Peter Harrison
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From: "Peter Harrison" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Multiple recipients of list delphi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2001 9:37 AM
Subject: [DUG]: Kylix now Free for Open Source Projects
> Hi Guys, Just saw this tod
Hi Guys, Just saw this today on Slashdot:
Kylix has been released by Borland under a license which allows you to use
Kylix for Open Source projects (ie GPL). It can be downloaded free at
Borlands Site.
After the bollockings I gave Borland over the last few months about the
price of Kylix, I ha
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