Re: SpyBot S&D written in Delphi

Kevin Berry wrote:

> Ben Hochstrasser wrote:
> > > The problem of the resizing items is AFAICS not the IDE, it is
> > > the VCL. Everyone can fix that, too.
> >
> > But isn't allowed to, per the license.
>
> What isn't allowed is re-publishing the source code AFAIK. You can
> change it yourself to do DIY style fixes. You just can't republish
> the framework fixes in binary form and obviously you can't show
> anyone the source code.

There are two things the license prevents which are relevant here:

o Republishing source code *written by Borland.*
o Distributing a package with the same name as a VCL/RTL package but a
different binary (to prevent DLL hell).

You can modify the VCL, distribute your changes only (as diffs) and
distribute your own VCL packages if you call them by a different
filename than the Borland packages (or statically link the VCL into
your app).

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