From:	jonklipp AT freenet DOT edmonton DOT ab DOT ca ()
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	Re: What files are required to distribute my program?
Date:	22 Feb 1997 18:19:40 GMT
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Gautam N. Lad (gautam AT interlog DOT com) wrote:
: Hi,
: I will be (hopefully) releasing an Alpha version of my program to the 
: public, 
: pretty soon, and I have a few questions. 

: The program is made with DJGPP v2.0 and GRX v2.0, and I am wondering 
: what 
: files are required to be distributed along with my package (.ZIP).  Do 
: I have 
: to include the COPYING.* files, what?  I'm pretty sure I have to 
: include the 
: GNU Public License file(s), but can someone tell me what files exactly 
: I 
: should include?

Unless you are actually releasing your program under the GPL, you needn't
include the COPYING files, unless you have to release under the GPL
because you are using GPL'd code.  Apart from that, if you are using
CWSDPMI (the default), you need the CWSDPMI.EXE file form the \djgpp\bin
directory.  And of course, any files you program actualy uses :)

: BTW, I've used the PC8X8.FNT file from the GRX library, and from the 
: GRX 
: COPYING.CB file it says:

:  (3) Fonts (in the 'fonts' directory) are distributed according to the
:      terms in the file "COPYING.MIT". Most of the fonts included with 
: the
:      GRX library were derived from fonts in the MIT X11R4 distribution.
:      The exception is the "pc" BIOS font family, which is distributed
:      without restrictions.

: Now does the "pc" BIOS fonts refer to the PC8X8.FNT (and the 
: PCxxx.FNT)?

I haven't actually used GRX, or it's fonts.  But my guess would be that
PC8x8 refers to the PC BIOS's 8x8 font, which could only possible be
copyrighted by whoever created the original PC BIOS or something.  So you
should be able to use it, 'cos it's probably just a .FNT representation of
the bios 8x8 font, which is in every computer anyway. 

hth,
jon

p.s. excuse my random ramblings, I just woke up :)

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