Re: For Aku - BZ2 for Linux
- Posted by Ken Rhodes <ken_rhodes30436 at yahoo.com> Mar 03, 2003
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Your, post didn't offend me, Aku. I appreciate the contributions of Euphoria code you have made to the community. Is there anyway to make your BZ2 library run on Linux? --- aku saya <akusaya at gmx.net> wrote: > > No, I won't distribute the hacked program. > Sorry if my post offends you. > > I just want to let Rob know the vulnerability and > make it cannot be > changed in later versions. > > K> "You may not distribute any hacked or cracked > (reverse > K> engineered) versions of any library or > translator, > K> whether it's part of the Public Domain or > Complete > K> Edition." > > K> I am not a professional programmer, but my meagre > K> programming efforts have led me to a deep respect > for > K> the abilities and labors of professional and > skilled > K> programmers. Consequently, I observe the letter > and > K> spirit of license agreements - even those imposed > by > K> "The BEAST". > > K> Well, with one reservation, I refuse to surrender > my > K> first born daughter to anyone! > > K> Regards, > K> Ken Rhodes > > > K> --- aku saya <akusaya at gmx.net> wrote: > >> > >> By changing a line in the produced C source code, > >> you can decrease the delay to below 0.5 second. > >> > >> But I wonder, is it legal? > >> > >> K> While looking over the bench marks document > from > >> the > >> K> latest Euphoria release I noticed something > that > >> K> reminded me of a question you asked in one of > >> your > >> K> posts to the forum... Why not have native OOP > >> features > >> K> incorporated into Euphoria. > >> > >> K> I think the simplest answer must be speed. > >> Euphoria is > >> K> 30 - 60 times faster than the popular > interpreted > >> K> languages which have built in OOP support. I > had > >> K> referred you to Ruby because it is a popular > pure > >> oop > >> K> interpreter - Euphoria is almost 60 times > faster > >> than > >> K> Ruby!. > >> > >> K> Also, recently you expressed interest in how > you > >> might > >> K> be able to distribute a program you had > written > >> to a > >> K> friend. You might also download the e2c > >> translator > >> K> and distribute the c -translated compiled > version > >> of > >> K> your program file... the delay time on the > free > >> K> version is a bit of an annoyance... but its > less > >> than > >> K> 10 secs, I think. > >> > >> K> Regards, > >> K> Kenneth Rhodes > >> > >> > >> TOPICA - Start your own email discussion group. > >> FREE! > >> > >> > K> TOPICA - Start your own email discussion group. > FREE! > > > > > TOPICA - Start your own email discussion group. <snip> > >