The source referred to in the license restriction was distribution of the Borland supplied library source code - not the developer's own source. That would be an unusable license. We've always included the source to our supplied libraries and the restriction was only to protect those libraries - for they were licensed under a traditional software license. You can use any Borland C++ compiler including the command line free BCC or the new C++Builder 5 to create GPL licensed applications. If you link with non-GPL libraries, such as those included with the compilers, you would need to include a clause in your license as described on the FSF site for using Qt - a non-GPL library. -Michael Inprise/Borland
Synchronet was one of the more popular of the commercial (read $) BBS packages in the 90's and went the way of freeware/free source around 1997ish. It was originally a meaner and more powerful multiuser WWIV "look alike" but evolved into one of most configurable and customizable systems out there with an internal scripting language called Baja, a C SDK, and support for just about every door format on the planet. The author, Rob Swindell aka Digital Man, recently resurrected Synchronet to recreate it as a completely Internet enabled BBS (read no more dialup access) for Win32 and later this year for Linux. Source is available for the current released v2.3 DOS version, but not yet for the beta of the new v3. It's still going to remain free and it looks like it's going to be one of the only "real" old school popular BBS packages to really make the jump into 2000 and the Internet and probably opensource. The Win32 version of Synchronet v3.0 went into beta this past weekend and is available at ftp://ftp.synchro.net and the bbs can be telnetted into via telnet://vert.synchro.net or via the web at http://vert.synchro.net/
The official Synchronet web page is http://www.synchro.net/
The official story is that Borland/Inprise is working on Linux versions of Delphi and C++Builder. This doesn't eliminate the possibility of other operating systems such as FreeBSD or Solaris in the future, but at this time we're focused on getting our Linux ports done, done right, and delivered as fast as possible. Some of the biggest work for Kylix that we're tackling today is decoupling the Windows dependancies from our tools. This core work for Kylix lays a flexible foundation that will give Inprise/Borland more mobility in the future to move to other operating systems and platforms in the future if we choose - and in turn let our customers get there more quickly as well. We're interested in delivering earthshattering tools like Delphi and C++Builder for the platforms that our customers are interested in. The biggest, baddest, and loudest voice over the past year has been the Linux voice, so that's what were up to right now. After Kylix? Who knows. Right now, I'm just looking forward to that first Tform/Tbutton Linux app that's going to throw a loud proud and native "Hello World" in my face:^)
-Michael
Michael Swindell Sr. Product Manager Inprise/Borland
their PR people claimed that they weren't considering an implementation for FreeBSD. (This sounds like a company that's ripe for a bit of advocacy; there is NO reason why there should not be Delphi compilers for ALL of the BSDs.)
Ok, we've learned our lesson... I guess it's like a rite of passage or something. Anyhow, the survey is now hosted on a server designed for the job. Please toss the old url and try:
http://www.borland.com/linux
Sorry for the delay and thanks for participating! And if you filled out the survey on the old server you can fill it out again on the new server if you like - we won't be merging the data.
-Michael
Michael Swindell Sr. Product Manager Borland Developer Solutions, Inprise Corporation
C++Builder already includes MFC. We recently relicensed MFC so that we could continue to includ it with C++Builder. VCL, the framework of choice for C++Builder, will remain shared with Delphi and will not be rewritten for MFC.
-Michael
Michael Swindell Sr. Product Manager Borland Developer Solutions, Inprise Corporation
As you have probably guessed we've had a server problem with the survey:( The volume began to increase exponetially last night around midnight, only hours after it went public. It's our fault, we completely underestimated the response we would receive and placed both the CGI and the database on a P200 already running about 70 other processes. We've aquired two new servers, one for the database and one for the CGIs.
Everything is being restored and should be up shortly. I'll post again when it's live. There will be a new URL, but we'll also redirect the original.
Thanks for all the interest, it's literally overwhelming:)
-Michael
Michael Swindell Sr. Product Manager Borland Developer Solutions
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The source referred to in the license restriction was distribution of the Borland supplied library source code - not the developer's own source. That would be an unusable license. We've always included the source to our supplied libraries and the restriction was only to protect those libraries - for they were licensed under a traditional software license. You can use any Borland C++ compiler including the command line free BCC or the new C++Builder 5 to create GPL licensed applications. If you link with non-GPL libraries, such as those included with the compilers, you would need to include a clause in your license as described on the FSF site for using Qt - a non-GPL library. -Michael Inprise/Borland
Synchronet was one of the more popular of the commercial (read $) BBS packages in the 90's and went the way of freeware/free source around 1997ish. It was originally a meaner and more powerful multiuser WWIV "look alike" but evolved into one of most configurable and customizable systems out there with an internal scripting language called Baja, a C SDK, and support for just about every door format on the planet. The author, Rob Swindell aka Digital Man, recently resurrected Synchronet to recreate it as a completely Internet enabled BBS (read no more dialup access) for Win32 and later this year for Linux. Source is available for the current released v2.3 DOS version, but not yet for the beta of the new v3. It's still going to remain free and it looks like it's going to be one of the only "real" old school popular BBS packages to really make the jump into 2000 and the Internet and probably opensource. The Win32 version of Synchronet v3.0 went into beta this past weekend and is available at ftp://ftp.synchro.net and the bbs can be telnetted into via telnet://vert.synchro.net or via the web at http://vert.synchro.net/
The official Synchronet web page is http://www.synchro.net/
Happy BBSing!
-ms
The official story is that Borland/Inprise is working on Linux versions of Delphi and C++Builder. This doesn't eliminate the possibility of other operating systems such as FreeBSD or Solaris in the future, but at this time we're focused on getting our Linux ports done, done right, and delivered as fast as possible. Some of the biggest work for Kylix that we're tackling today is decoupling the Windows dependancies from our tools. This core work for Kylix lays a flexible foundation that will give Inprise/Borland more mobility in the future to move to other operating systems and platforms in the future if we choose - and in turn let our customers get there more quickly as well. We're interested in delivering earthshattering tools like Delphi and C++Builder for the platforms that our customers are interested in. The biggest, baddest, and loudest voice over the past year has been the Linux voice, so that's what were up to right now. After Kylix? Who knows. Right now, I'm just looking forward to that first Tform/Tbutton Linux app that's going to throw a loud proud and native "Hello World" in my face :^)
-Michael
Michael Swindell
Sr. Product Manager
Inprise/Borland
their PR people claimed that they weren't considering an implementation for FreeBSD. (This sounds like a company that's ripe for a bit of advocacy; there is NO reason why there should not be Delphi compilers for ALL of the BSDs.)
Ok, we've learned our lesson... I guess it's like a rite of passage or something. Anyhow, the survey is now hosted on a server designed for the job. Please toss the old url and try:
http://www.borland.com/linux
Sorry for the delay and thanks for participating! And if you filled out the survey on the old server you can fill it out again on the new server if you like - we won't be merging the data.
-Michael
Michael Swindell
Sr. Product Manager
Borland Developer Solutions, Inprise Corporation
C++Builder already includes MFC. We recently relicensed MFC so that we could continue to includ it with C++Builder. VCL, the framework of choice for C++Builder, will remain shared with Delphi and will not be rewritten for MFC.
-Michael
Michael Swindell
Sr. Product Manager
Borland Developer Solutions, Inprise Corporation
As you have probably guessed we've had a server problem with the survey :( The volume began to increase exponetially last night around midnight, only hours after it went public. It's our fault, we completely underestimated the response we would receive and placed both the CGI and the database on a P200 already running about 70 other processes. We've aquired two new servers, one for the database and one for the CGIs.
:)
Everything is being restored and should be up shortly. I'll post again when it's live. There will be a new URL, but we'll also redirect the original.
Thanks for all the interest, it's literally overwhelming
-Michael
Michael Swindell
Sr. Product Manager
Borland Developer Solutions