Re: Re; Re; Windows

[dmelliott]

Dear Jaroslav Hajek,

    All the binaries you have ever installed into a Windows OS.  Another 
obfuscation "I didn't follow the discussion too close, but the impression I 
got is that the legal argument for why we cannot distribute the binary is 
somewhat technical ... ".

    Obviously there is absolutely nothing wrong with distributing binaries 
for the WinOS, per se, or an entire economy would be crashing down.

    There is all sorts of freeware out there, that installs just fine.  The 
only hitch I can see, if appropriate disclaimers are given, is using a 
propriatary installer program without proper permission.


    Bad economic times promote interest in and a true need for freeware, and 
if there was ever a time in which you could fulfill your goal:

" ... we knew that we wanted to create something that would enable students 
to solve realistic problems, and that they could use for many things other 
than chemical reactor design problems. Today, thousands of people worldwide 
are using Octave in teaching, research, and commercial applications.

Copyright © 1998-2006 John W. Eaton. Verbatim copying and distribution is 
permitted in any medium, provided this notice is preserved.
University of Wisconsin
Department of Chemical Engineering
Madison WI 53719"

it is now.

                                                                    dmelliott




----- Original Message ----- 
From: Jaroslav Hajek
To: dmelliott
Cc: address@hidden
Sent: Sunday, May 10, 2009 2:14 PM
Subject: Re: Re; Windows


On Sun, May 10, 2009 at 7:31 PM, dmelliott <address@hidden> wrote:
>
> Dear Help,
>
> Judging by the rapidity of the several responses, this must have been
> quite an issue.
>
> However, none addressed the situation: how do all the other sources in
> the world manage to issue Windows compatible binaries without any problem,
> and why can't Octave do it likewise?
>

Example?



-- 
RNDr. Jaroslav Hajek
computing expert & GNU Octave developer
Aeronautical Research and Test Institute (VZLU)
Prague, Czech Republic
url: www.highegg.matfyz.cz