Re: Euphoria will be Free and Open Source!
Pete Lomax wrote:
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> On Fri, 22 Sep 2006 16:58:51 -0700, Al Getz <guest at RapidEuphoria.com>
> wrote:
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> >Hi there Pete,
> >
> >Sounds very interesting. Are you saying you dont want to go
> >open source with your interpreter?
> Half-and-half. The front end is open source, the back end is not,
> which is not entirely dissimilar to other open source compilers that
> cannot change the x86 instruction set underneath them.
>
> You can add eg goto but can only share it as open source.
> Registering a modified open source compiler (so that executables
> generated can be distributed) would be no different to registering the
> standard freeware version, in fact recompilation would keep any
> existing status intact, I think.
>
> While this empowers the user to get the job done, it does not grant
> the ability to make money from modifying the sources, at least not
> without keeping me in the loop somewhere.
>
> >Just wondering, what kind of license do you want for Open Eu ?
> Something similar, perhaps. If Rob stops making money from Eu, how
> long are www.rapideuphoria , EUforum, and the archives going to last?
> I am not saying that Rob has any such intentions right now, but think
> about it: why would anyone remove a money-making millstone from around
> their neck but keep the much-less-money-making one going?
This is one of my major concerns too. Even when the license issue is finalised,
I see a year or two of instability ahead for euphoria.
>
> >Also, couldnt get to your link,,,something wrong maybe?
> Fixed, sorry about that.
>
> Regards,
> Pete
>
>
Chris
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