Re: KDE not in Debian?
On Wed, Feb 02, 2000 at 05:49:10PM +0100, Marc van Leeuwen wrote:
> By the way, I assume that Microsoft does not forbid distribution of binaries
> for programs that run under MS Windows (that would certainly decrease the
> popularity of their platform).
If they run without using Microsoft code (for example libraries), Microsoft
has no say in it. However, no serious windows program does.
> Is this because they explicitly gave
> permission, or simply because their permission is not required? I honestly
> don't know, but I would bet it is the second possibilty. Does anybody have
> more definite information on such issues?
Your question is answered by looking at the relevant licenses in MS
development kits.
For example the Visual Basic runtime library has a very restrictive
license. You are allowed to distribute it with a VB program only. Of course,
you must not reverse engineer etc.
Marcus
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