Re: Collaborator(s) sought to port WxWindows games

[Graham Wheeler <gram cdsec com>]

> On Wed, 12 Aug 1998 11:45:36 +0200 (SAT), you wrote:
> 
> >Should anyone be willing to do this, I would like them to sign NDAs for the
> >original wxWindows source code, to protect my intellectual rights over the
> >Windoze versions. However, once the ports are done, I would be willing to
> >release the GNOME version source code under the GPL. I don't think this
> >should be a problem - I'm a UNIX head, and believe that UNIX heads should
> >get good software for free, but people who use Windoze should pay for their
> >crime! ;-)
> 
> If the UNIX code was GPLed, someone would be able to port it
> back to Windows still under the GPL...

I know that - but that would require writing all the user interface
code again. Whereas with the wxWindows code they could just compile it.

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