• Def <Def_member pathlink.com> Apr 08 2006
• Walter Bright <newshound digitalmars.com> Apr 08 2006
• Def <Def_member pathlink.com> Apr 08 2006
• Walter Bright <newshound digitalmars.com> Apr 08 2006
• Def <Def_member pathlink.com> Apr 08 2006

If one obtains the DigitalMars CD, does that also imply that he is allowed to
ditribute Microsoft's "redistributable" files? Or would he have to pay royalties
to Microsoft to do that?

Def

Def wrote:
 If one obtains the DigitalMars CD, does that also imply that he is allowed to
 ditribute Microsoft's "redistributable" files? Or would he have to pay
royalties
 to Microsoft to do that?


One can redistribute the files in \dm\redist16 and \dm\redist32 under 
the terms of \dm\redist32\redist.txt.

In article <e17tkp$1ggh$1 digitaldaemon.com>, Walter Bright says...

Def wrote:
 If one obtains the DigitalMars CD, does that also imply that he is allowed to
 ditribute Microsoft's "redistributable" files? Or would he have to pay
royalties
 to Microsoft to do that?


One can redistribute the files in \dm\redist16 and \dm\redist32 under 
the terms of \dm\redist32\redist.txt.


I had the chance to look at that file, and it isn't specifically tailored to
DigitalMars users.
It constantly refers to ActiveX (which is nothing that I do, at least not that I
know of), talks about ISVs, and says nothing about the files located in
redist16. Also, it doesn't even mention all the files in redist32, only a very
small subset of them.
Frankly, I can't figure out the relationship between a DigitalMars user writing
and selling (shipping) applications and the contents of redist.txt. It seems to
have been written with an entirely different scenario in mind.

Def

Def wrote:
 In article <e17tkp$1ggh$1 digitaldaemon.com>, Walter Bright says...
 
 Def wrote:
 If one obtains the DigitalMars CD, does that also imply that he is allowed to
 ditribute Microsoft's "redistributable" files? Or would he have to pay
royalties
 to Microsoft to do that?


 the terms of \dm\redist32\redist.txt.


 I had the chance to look at that file, and it isn't specifically tailored to
 DigitalMars users.
 It constantly refers to ActiveX (which is nothing that I do, at least not that
I
 know of), talks about ISVs, and says nothing about the files located in
 redist16. Also, it doesn't even mention all the files in redist32, only a very
 small subset of them.
 Frankly, I can't figure out the relationship between a DigitalMars user writing
 and selling (shipping) applications and the contents of redist.txt. It seems to
 have been written with an entirely different scenario in mind.


The idea is that you can redistribute, from those directories, files 
necessary to your application built with Digital Mars along with that 
application.

In article <e191r2$2tbs$1 digitaldaemon.com>, Walter Bright says...

The idea is that you can redistribute, from those directories, files 
necessary to your application built with Digital Mars along with that 
application.


Ah, that makes it clearer. Thanks! - Def