From: "Berger, Daniel" <Daniel.Berger@...>
Date: 2006-08-31T06:33:09+09:00
Subject: Re: [ANN] One-Click Ruby Installer for Windows 1.8.5-21 released

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Curt Hibbs [mailto:ml.chibbs@gmail.com] 
> Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2006 2:49 PM
> To: ruby-talk ML
> Subject: Re: [ANN] One-Click Ruby Installer for Windows 
> 1.8.5-21 released
> 
> 
> On 8/30/06, Alexandru Popescu 
> <the.mindstorm.mailinglist@gmail.com> wrote:
> > On 8/30/06, Berger, Daniel <Daniel.Berger@qwest.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > What about doing something along the lines of Strawberry 
> Perl, i.e. 
> > > bundle a compiler with the distro?
> > >
> > > http://win32.perl.org/wiki/index.php?title=Strawberry_Perl
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > >
> > > Dan
> > >
> >
> > Do you think you are allowed to distribute MS compiler (and 
> the other 
> > tools needed)? (cause I don't think so).
> 
> No, you can't redistribute MS tools. This would only be a 
> possibility is we go the MinGW route.
> 
> Curt

You can if you get permission.  MS is becoming a little more accepting
of OOS, right?  Or at least, trying to? Maybe they'd be willing to make
a gesture.  Mind you, it might be the sort of gesture that involves a
middle finger, but it doesn't hurt to ask.

- Dan 


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