| From: | Claus Luethje |
| Date: | 12 Sep 2000 at 21:48:40 |
| Subject: | Re: AMIOPEN: Re: |
Hi Martin,
Martin Baute wrote:
>
> Hello Victor
>
> On 12-Sep-00, you wrote:
>
> > As others wrote, it works otherways. I'd just like to draw attention again
> > on that it would be quite dangerous if it (so not to include VP code)
> > would become usual. (If even possible/ not illegal.) Imagine if many
> > serious and important application would come out with only native code for
> > only one CPU, (mostly x86)...
>
> To avoid companies doing so (perhaps under pressure from Redmond),
> there should be some way for the OS to _enforce_ the presence of
> .00 (VP) binaries in any installation archive. However I don�t have any
> way of enforcing this at hand.
Enforcing the presence of a .00 binary could be done indirectly be Amiga Inc:
they could refuse to approve software which doesn't include the .00 version.
This won't stop other companies from providing not portable version of their
software. (But it won't make much sense economically for them.)
Customers would go for software with the boing badge to be sure to buy future
proof software.
I don't see too much of a problem here ... am I missing something?
Regards,
Claus
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