RE: MASM question

["Hugo Rozas M." <hrm@terra.com.pe>]

MASM 6.x comes with MSDN Win98, which it's free.
(not Public Domain). If your compiler is free, probably there
is no problem; If it's shareware/comercial maybe it would be
smart to clearly specify that you are charging for the compiler,
not for the assembler, and make separated packages for both.
(For example; I have read that Borland C5.5 is used like a
executable generator from another languages without legal
problem)

Hugo

----- Original Message -----
From: Lionel Pinkhard <lionelp@worldonline.co.za>
To: <gameprogrammer@gameprogrammer.com>
Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2000 4:32 PM
Subject: MASM question


> Hi,
>
> Can somebody tell me whether it is legal to redistribute Microsoft Macro
> Assembler? According to my license agreement (I think it's MASM's
> agreement) it is NOT, but I have found multiple copies of this program on
> the Internet (and I am aware that license agreement on old programs
> sometimes gets altered, at, which seem, legal sites. My friend is
> interrested in this program, therefore I would like to know whether I
> would be allowed to copy it for her, otherwise, which free assembler would
> be able to assemble MASM code? The reason for this is: I'm writing a Basic
> compiler (as I mentioned earlier), and it currently outputs MASM code (I
> couldn't think of anything better, if someone could recommend something
> better, that would be nice), and my friend would like to help me with
> testing. So any suggestions? (I wouldn't want to violate copyright laws,
> that wouldn't be very nice of a programmer, would it? :-) )
>
> Ciao,
>
> Lionel
>
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