At 23.04 30/08/2007, you wrote: <delurking>
For example, this API argument: by prohibiting use of APIs to bridge differently-licensed applications (and aren't APIs developed *precisely* to bridge two different applications?) we're forcing a "dumbing down" of work (and sundry other potential problems and risks) by legally requiring the bypassing of established application methodologies (such as security protocols) to write direct queries to databases.
If GPL programs do exist in windows (and mac) environments it is fairly obvious that use API of differently-licensed applications... or they write pixels directly in the graphic card and sectors directly in the hard disk? Sorry to be rude but this had to be said this way... if I'm wrong I apologize, but I think I'm not. </delurking> Ciao! --8<-----------------------------------fnord----- Piermaria Maraziti piermaria@maraziti.it KALLISTI ICQ744473 MSN:kallisti@hotmail.it +3934735GILDA www.gilda.it www.eridia.it www.hovistocose.it