OpenEuphoria

Re[2]: For Aku - BZ2 for Linux

• Posted by aku saya <akusaya at gmx.net> Mar 04, 2003
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I think just compile the source code on
http://sources.redhat.com/bzip2/
to a *.so file, and it can be used without change.
(maybe only changing "bz2" to "bz2.so")

but I haven't tried it.


K> Your, post didn't offend me, Aku.

K> I appreciate the contributions of Euphoria code you
K> have made to the community.  Is there anyway to make
K> your BZ2 library run on Linux?


K> --- 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
>> >> 
>> >>
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