08-12-2005, 06:18 AM
Well, the runtime library is under the GNU Lesser General Public License; you can find more information about it and the other license used for the compiler itself, the GNU General Public License, at http://www.gnu.org/licenses/
If someone were to, say, patch PRINT USING so that it acts in a QB-compatible way, they would normally send their code to a developer (most likely v1ctor) to add to the current official source, if it is verified to do what it claims to do, etc. Only the developers (specifically, the ones listed at http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/fbc ) are able to make changes to the official source code using CVS. However, anyone is welcome to write new code, fix bugs, etc., as long as the end result is licensed as specified in the LGPL. You retain the copyright to any code you write, but you must also follow the terms of the LGPL.
If someone were to, say, patch PRINT USING so that it acts in a QB-compatible way, they would normally send their code to a developer (most likely v1ctor) to add to the current official source, if it is verified to do what it claims to do, etc. Only the developers (specifically, the ones listed at http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/fbc ) are able to make changes to the official source code using CVS. However, anyone is welcome to write new code, fix bugs, etc., as long as the end result is licensed as specified in the LGPL. You retain the copyright to any code you write, but you must also follow the terms of the LGPL.