Oh! I see. You won’t be including the QNX OS. They will have to get it
for themselves. That is different.
I’d still be interested in hearing from QSSL if a “promotional” give away
qualifies as a “non-commercial use”.
I’m thinking of something like the QNX4 Web browser sample disk.
Although the downside to that idea is that so many computers don’t know what
to do with a floppy anymore.
John Nagle <nagle@downside.com> wrote:
JN > In the end, we’ll donate the hardware and software to some
JN > nonprofit, probably a university, and they’ll have a new toy
JN > to play with. We’ll probably make the source code generally
JN > available. To use it, someone will need to get a copy of QNX, and
JN > if QNX is no longer freely available, they’ll have to port it
JN > to Linux.
JN > John Nagle
JN > Team Overbot
JN > Bill Caroselli wrote:
It was the fact that you intend to distribute your results (including QNX
OS software) that make me ask if your project ever qualified for the Non-
Commercial use clause of the original NC agreement.
Bill Caroselli wrote:
I’m thinking of something like the QNX4 Web browser sample disk.
Handing over an exe to future developers of the machine is not going to be much help. I think what John is talking about is distributing the sources to others doing similar coding.
And the general release is prolly more dependent on packagability of the sources for newbies.
My two cents, Evan
Bill Caroselli wrote:
Although the downside to that idea is that so many computers don’t know what
to do with a floppy anymore.
Maybe I’m weird and bleeding-edge, but I don’t consider that a downside. 
–
Chris Herborth (cherborth@qnx.com)
Never send a monster to do the work of an evil scientist.
Chris Herborth wrote:
Bill Caroselli wrote:
Although the downside to that idea is that so many computers don’t
know what
to do with a floppy anymore.
Maybe I’m weird and bleeding-edge, but I don’t consider that a downside.
Unless you are trying to make portable boot discs.
“John Nagle” <nagle@downside.com> wrote in message
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In the end, we’ll donate the hardware and software to some
nonprofit, probably a university, and they’ll have a new toy
to play with. We’ll probably make the source code generally
available. To use it, someone will need to get a copy of QNX, and
if QNX is no longer freely available, they’ll have to port it
to Linux.
Why don’t you do that right away? I mean 6.2.1 is not officially available
anymore ( I wonder if you could actually buy a 6.2.1 development seat ).
Hence you are already putting potential user of your stuff in an ackward
position.
John Nagle
Team Overbot
Bill Caroselli wrote:
It was the fact that you intend to distribute your results (including QNX
OS software) that make me ask if your project ever qualified for the Non-
Commercial use clause of the original NC agreement.