If one obtains the DigitalMars CD, does that also imply that he is allowed to ditribute Microsoft's "redistributable" files? Or would he have to pay royalties to Microsoft to do that?

Def

Def wrote:
> If one obtains the DigitalMars CD, does that also imply that he is allowed to
> ditribute Microsoft's "redistributable" files? Or would he have to pay royalties
> to Microsoft to do that?

One can redistribute the files in \dm\redist16 and \dm\redist32 under the terms of \dm\redist32\redist.txt.

In article <e17tkp$1ggh$1@digitaldaemon.com>, Walter Bright says...

>Def wrote:
>> If one obtains the DigitalMars CD, does that also imply that he is allowed to ditribute Microsoft's "redistributable" files? Or would he have to pay royalties to Microsoft to do that?
>
>One can redistribute the files in \dm\redist16 and \dm\redist32 under the terms of \dm\redist32\redist.txt.

I had the chance to look at that file, and it isn't specifically tailored to
DigitalMars users.
It constantly refers to ActiveX (which is nothing that I do, at least not that I
know of), talks about ISVs, and says nothing about the files located in
redist16. Also, it doesn't even mention all the files in redist32, only a very
small subset of them.
Frankly, I can't figure out the relationship between a DigitalMars user writing
and selling (shipping) applications and the contents of redist.txt. It seems to
have been written with an entirely different scenario in mind.

Def

Def wrote:
> In article <e17tkp$1ggh$1@digitaldaemon.com>, Walter Bright says...
> 
>> Def wrote:
>>> If one obtains the DigitalMars CD, does that also imply that he is allowed to
>>> ditribute Microsoft's "redistributable" files? Or would he have to pay royalties
>>> to Microsoft to do that?
>> One can redistribute the files in \dm\redist16 and \dm\redist32 under the terms of \dm\redist32\redist.txt.
> 
> I had the chance to look at that file, and it isn't specifically tailored to
> DigitalMars users.
> It constantly refers to ActiveX (which is nothing that I do, at least not that I
> know of), talks about ISVs, and says nothing about the files located in
> redist16. Also, it doesn't even mention all the files in redist32, only a very
> small subset of them.
> Frankly, I can't figure out the relationship between a DigitalMars user writing
> and selling (shipping) applications and the contents of redist.txt. It seems to
> have been written with an entirely different scenario in mind.

The idea is that you can redistribute, from those directories, files necessary to your application built with Digital Mars along with that application.

In article <e191r2$2tbs$1@digitaldaemon.com>, Walter Bright says...

>The idea is that you can redistribute, from those directories, files necessary to your application built with Digital Mars along with that application.

Ah, that makes it clearer. Thanks! - Def