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2007-10-30 03:17:52 PM
delphi202
[...Sorry if this post came through twice. I first posted via Google
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this again...]
Hi,
I would like to know what the legal stances is on the Samples\*.pas
units included in the Delphi product.
Am I allowed to use that code in other non-Delphi products and Open
Source projects? My first thought would have been that they are
copyright to Borland/CodeGear, but most of those units don't contain the
usual copyright notice in the beginning of the units.
Could somebody please tell me if I am allowed to use those as public
domain in Open Source projects? Specifically I am talking about the
gauges.pas and spin.pas units.
Below is a listing of the units I am talking about:
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graemeg@graemeg-laptop:$ pwd
/mnt/windows/Program Files/Borland/Delphi7/Source/Samples
graemeg@graemeg-laptop:$ ls -l
total 104
-r-xr-x--- 1 root plugdev 8605 2002-08-20 18:40 Calendar.pas
-r-xr-x--- 1 root plugdev 17123 2002-08-20 18:40 ColorGrd.pas
-r-xr-x--- 1 root plugdev 10948 2002-08-20 18:40 DirOutln.pas
-r-xr-x--- 1 root plugdev 10980 2002-08-20 18:40 Gauges.pas
-r-xr-x--- 1 root plugdev 787 2002-08-20 18:40 IBConst.pas
-r-xr-x--- 1 root plugdev 13867 2002-08-20 18:40 IBCtrls.pas
-r-xr-x--- 1 root plugdev 2138 2002-08-20 18:40 IBEvnts.pas
-r-xr-x--- 1 root plugdev 4082 2002-08-20 18:40 IBProc32.pas
-r-xr-x--- 1 root plugdev 17538 2002-08-20 18:40 Spin.pas
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Regards,
- Graeme -
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Dave Nottage [TeamB] writes:
it mentions that. I'd like an official reference please.
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Regards,
- Graeme -
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Graeme Geldenhuys writes:
Also refer to Deploy.htm for descriptions of files that can be
redistributed.
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Dave Nottage [TeamB] writes:
website for people NOT to contribute code from copyright'ed material,
including the sample units of Delphi. Some people just don't think!
Luckily I reviewed the contributed code before I decided to commit it or
not.
Regards,
- Graeme -
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Graeme Geldenhuys writes:
projects where people have "contributed" the VCL source code. Such
people should consider that making open source work means writing code
rather than blindly copying it.
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Craig Stuntz [TeamB] writes:
posted this:
www.stevetrefethen.com/files/ppcomp.htm
www.stevetrefethen.com/blog/CopyrightAndTheFreePascalProject.aspx
I am aware of at least two more "open source" projects with similar
"issues," but I won't name names without the sort of evidence that
Steve has presented here, and I haven't gone to the trouble to put that
together.
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Graeme Geldenhuys writes:
Steve showed that 16% of classes.pas is almost line-for-line identical
in the links I cited.
That said, if I had a vested interest in the FP project, I wouldn't
want to go highlighting the comments on the older post. They're just
embarassing.
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Craig Stuntz [TeamB] · Vertex Systems Corp. · Columbus, OH
Delphi/InterBase Weblog : blogs.teamb.com/craigstuntz
IB 6 versions prior to 6.0.1.6 are pre-release and may corrupt
your DBs! Open Edition users, get 6.0.1.6 from mers.com
 

Craig Stuntz [TeamB] writes:
resolving this issue. I supplied a tool called SIM 2.21 which does
automated code comparisons and supports multiple languages. The FPC Core
team has improved the tool to support new Object Pascal language
features. They compared all of FPC's code to Kylix and Delphi and
marked the few (not many compared to the size of FPC's code base)
functions that need rewriting by independent (not compromised)
developers. This is happening as we speak.
The FPC takes this very seriously and have made this top priority to get
it sorted in a short period of time.
Regards,
- Graeme -
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On 2007-11-19, Craig Stuntz [TeamB] <XXXX@XXXXX.COM>writes:
is replaced to avoid a remaining shadow of a doubt.