From:	"Marp" <Marp AT 0 DOT 0 DOT 0 DOT 0>
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Subject:	Re: Copyrights etc.
Date:	Thu, 1 Jul 1999 00:34:10 -0400
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For the most part, programs you write and build with djgpp can be
distributed under terms of your choice. There are some exceptions:

1. If you use malloc/free you must put that bsd copyright blurb somewhere in
your program docs. djgpp recently changed mallocs in the latest version so
you may not have to do that anymore.

2. If you link with libgpp.a which is depreciated, you must distribute your
program under GNU GPL terms.

3. If you link your program with modified versions of djgpp's libraries (GNU
LGPL), you must distribute your program under GNU GPL terms. the exception
is if your modification to any of the libs was a bugfix.

There may be others, but I'm not sure. An example of a commercial program
built with djgpp is the dos version of Quake by id Software. So you see,
there really aren't too many things you need to worry about.

Robert Whitlock <robertwhitlock AT hotmail DOT com> wrote in message
news:19990630133445 DOT 1366 DOT qmail AT hotmail DOT com...
> Ok... I read the FAQ on the copyrights, but I didn't quite get it all. Can
> somebody give me a straight answer on whether or not I need to give credit
> to somebody when distributing applications made by DJGPP, and also using
> dynamic memory allocation? Also, if I do need to, is there a way to get
> around it? (besides doing something illegal)
>
> Thanks to any who reply.
>
> Robert Whitlock, budding programmer :)
>
>
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