On Fri, May 2, 2008 at 1:20 PM, asafbenzaken <wineforum-user@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi > > I've recently written some graphic application in windows. > i've was successfull in running it under Linux using Wine. > I had to add gdiplus.dll to the windows/system32 directory. > > now for my question. > Is it legal for me to create a "Bundle" Wine with my application and make it work "native like" under linux - and then sell it? > Meaning that the end user will but a software that will install my application while it will run under the Wine platform? > > my question regards legal issues for Wine but mainly for Microsoft. > since i'm using gdiplus.dll, arent i'm obligated to pay something to microsoft? > > Thanks > > > > > > You should consult a lawyer about this. If you're using native gdiplus, the issue gets even more complex. You'd be better off filing bugs for whatever gdi functions are missing/incomplete in wine's gdiplus, so you could avoid using native.
