Borland C++ runtime confusion

Article View: comp.windows.ms.programmer

Article #1700

Back to comp.windows.ms.programmer Previous Next

#1700

From: Michael A. Covington
Date: Sun, 17 Mar 1991 19:45

19 lines
1403 bytes

There was an exchange of messages recently about whether you have to pay
Borland an *extra* $150 or so for the right to distribute programs
written with C++.

If so, this would be very un-Borland-ish.  Even people at Borland seem to
have contradicted each other on this matter.

I think I figured out what might be going on. If it's like other Borland
products, there is no extra charge to distribute software compiled with
their compiler, BUT if you want to possess the SOURCE code to the runtime
library (for purposes of modifying it or writing programs that depend on
its inmost details), you can buy THAT for about $150 more.

Could that be what created the confusion?
-- 
-------------------------------------------------------
Michael A. Covington | Artificial Intelligence Programs
The University of Georgia  |  Athens, GA 30602   U.S.A.
-------------------------------------------------------

Technical Details

Message-ID: <1991Mar17.194540.458@athena.cs.uga.edu>

Path:

arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!emory!athena.cs.uga.edu!mcovingt

Show Full Headers

Complete Article Headers

Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!emory!athena.cs.uga.edu!mcovingt
From: mcovingt@athena.cs.uga.edu (Michael A. Covington)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms.programmer
Subject: Borland C++ runtime confusion
Summary: Maybe what they mean is runtime *source* for $150
Message-ID: <1991Mar17.194540.458@athena.cs.uga.edu>
Date: 17 Mar 91 19:45:40 GMT
Organization: University of Georgia, Athens
Lines: 19