Re: ICON Solutions!

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Everett Williams wrote:

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> Since bound programs are distributable and constitute a modification to
> the executable, I don't think that the license would forbid tacking the icons
> onto the bound executable...and they should work without harming anything
> unless part of the bind includes a length check( which something in the
> back of my mind makes me think that I saw something on). I would think
> RDS would be the final arbiter of this, though normal distribution process
> would usually allow this sort of thing.
>
> Everett L.(Rett) Williams
> rett at gvtc.com

You're right: the interpreter does check the length, as well as the actual
structure of the
bound code.  An example: try loading up a bound executable into a hex editor and
change a
value or two.  You get the "One moment please..." message.

So an icon tacked onto the end of the exe would render any program useless. 
*unless* you
could figure out a way to fool the value checker. Which I'm sure is against the
license =)

Regards,
Greg Phillips

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