Date:	Tue, 15 Mar 94 09:02:19 -0500
From:	dj AT ctron DOT com (DJ Delorie)
To:	babcock AT cfa DOT harvard DOT edu
Cc:	djgpp AT sun DOT soe DOT clarkson DOT edu
Subject:	Re: Distributing a recompiled GO32

> If I distribute a version of GO32 which is recompiled from unaltered sources,
> but by a compiler other than Turbo C 2, do DJ's licensing conditions change
> in any way?  Does it matter whether GO32 is separate or bound into the
> executable?  The reason for asking is that in the past it has been suggested
> that some bugs might be fixed by using Borland C 3.1, but there were some
> questions about whether the Borland license allowed you to produce compilers
> and DOS extenders.  I do notice that GO32 gets smaller if compiled with BC
> 3.1 (haven't tried 4.0 on it yet).

No, only the binary that *I* distribute may be redistributed.  That
way I know for sure what people get when they call me with problems.
Borland's BCC license, in my opinion, does not allow me to sell go32.
Current development is towards removing the need for a 16-bit C
compiler completely.

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