Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2002 13:59:21 -0400 Message-Id: <200206261759.g5QHxLY13802@envy.delorie.com> X-Authentication-Warning: envy.delorie.com: dj set sender to dj AT delorie DOT com using -f From: DJ Delorie To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com In-reply-to: (message from Ville Muikkula on Wed, 26 Jun 2002 17:26:37 +0000 (UTC)) Subject: Re: Is PMODE/DJ Free Software? References: Reply-To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com Errors-To: nobody AT delorie DOT com X-Mailing-List: djgpp AT delorie DOT com X-Unsubscribes-To: listserv AT delorie DOT com Precedence: bulk Since PMODE does nothing more than provide standard DPMI 0.9 services, and can easily be replaced with *any* other DPMI server with standard djgpp tools, IMHO it qualifies as "part of the operating system". Also IMHO, the fact that PMODE.EXE and the other EXE exist in the same file (when used that way) does not change the fact that they're mere aggregates (like as in a zip file or cd-rom). Tools exist to separate the two, and the main exe runs fine without PMODE (assuming any other standard dpmi server is available, like windows or cwsdpmi). In fact, the embedded pmode.exe is ignored on most OSs as they already provide DPMI sevices, which seems to me to be a key factor in determining that it's a mere aggregate. But I am neither a lawyer nor the author of either pmode or the FSF programs, so this is just my opinion. > - One is encouraged to email the authors if PMODE/DJ is used in for > profit productions. This is irrelevent, as it isn't a requirement, but only a suggestion.