--- Louis LeBlanc <wine@keyslapper.org> wrote: > On 04/26/03 07:54 AM, Joris Huizer sat at the `puter > and typed: > > Hello everybody, > > > > I have the following question: as most of us know, > MS > > is kind of paranoid about people copying and/or > > stealing their products (maybe because they > themselves > > have done it so much ? ) > > > > As wine is implementing windows dlls and stuff - > how > > can it stay legal (assuming MS 's using every > possible > > legal method to prevent any copying) ? > > > > Just a question which seems a bit troubling... I'm > > probably missing something obvious ! > > I sincerely doubt that MS could find a legal let to > stand on. First > of all, there are lots of SW vendors that could care > less where you > run their stuff, so long as you pay for it and don't > copy it or > install it on more systems than you have license > for. > > As I understand it, the dll implementations present > in wine are > actually implemented based on the limited > information that MS has made > available publicly anyway. Much of it is done by > trial and error to > fix the occasional misinterpretation > (misinformation?) of the way the > interface should work. I see - so that's the main job ... > > They can give you a hard time about running their > Apps on a > non-windoze OS, but they can't tell you where to run > another vendors > apps. > If I would install, say, Internet Explorer, they could cause trouble ? Hmmm... Well, I've tried installing but the thing protested I didn't have media player (why does it care about that ?? ) and then broke off the installation or something > So, Yeah. I think it will always be considered > legal. > > Lou > -- > Louis LeBlanc wine@keyslapper.org > Fully Funded Hobbyist, KeySlapper Extrordinaire :) > http://www.keyslapper.org Ô¿Ô¬ > > Epperson's law: > When a man says it's a silly, childish game, it's > probably > something his wife can beat him at. > _______________________________________________ > wine-users mailing list > wine-users@winehq.com > http://www.winehq.com/mailman/listinfo/wine-users Allright, thanks for the info Joris __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. http://search.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ wine-users mailing list wine-users@winehq.com http://www.winehq.com/mailman/listinfo/wine-users
