Wireshark · Ethereal-dev: Re: [Ethereal-dev] Re: [fw-wiz] @Stake CTO fired for Microsoft comments

[Richard Sharpe <rsharpe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sun, 28 Sep 2003, Guy Harris wrote:

> On Sun, Sep 28, 2003 at 12:06:00PM -0700, Richard Sharpe wrote:
> > On Sun, 28 Sep 2003, Devdas Bhagat wrote:
> > 
> > > On 26/09/03 19:12 -0400, Claussen, Ken wrote:
> > > <snip>
> > > > found a way to keep Open Source software from working on the Windows
> > > > Operating system? And the cracks on Windows security have little to do
> > > MS VC++ EULA prohibits the developer from compiling GPLed applications
> > > with that compiler.
> > 
> > Hmmm, does anyone know if this is true? I know that the IFS Kit prohibits 
> > you from using the code samples with GPL'd projects ... but the MS VC++ 
> > compiler?
> 
> I don't think I've seen anything in the MSVC++ 6.0 EULA that says that. 
> (MSVC++ 6.0 came out before Microsoft went completely fanatically
> anti-GPL, as far as I know.)
> 
> Perhaps the VC++ 7 (VC++ .NET?) version does.

I have that at work. Perhaps I will install it on Monday to see if it has 
any such EULA.

Regards
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