<div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, May 8, 2012 at 7:31 AM, Graeme Geldenhuys <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:graemeg.lists@gmail.com" target="_blank">graemeg.lists@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div class="im">FPC and Lazarus are not interfacing with Delphi, they are cloning</div>
Delphi functionality and API [with some minor tweaks of there own],<br>
and making a competing product. As far as I can see, this is exactly<br>
what Google did with Java - and Oracle is not happy with this. In a<br>
similar situation Microsoft tried this before [with Java] and Sun won<br>
the case there.<br>
<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>I've never ran a check to see what is different in units. Delphi is Windows ONLY. And replication or overlap would only effect windows based units. Borland Delphi does not exist. Inprise Delphi does not exist. Embarcadero is new. The fact remains that Lazarus/FPC predate Embarcadero's purchase of Delphi. Therefore it was their responsibility to do execute DUE DILIGENCE prior to their purchase.</div>
<div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">shows). But for anybody else, this is a bit worrisome. :-( I guess we<br>
will just have to wait and see what the judge decides.<br>
<div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5"></div></div></blockquote></div><br><div>Please. I wouldn't spend too much time waiting. The reason Embarcadero was rescued from the chopping block was their owner loves the language. Embarcadero is not going to make enemies. I'm sure if they have a legitimate complaint something will be done. Lazarus/FPC far more ubiquitous than Delphi. And without Lazarus. Delphi has no future. As sad as that sounds. </div>
<div><br></div><div>Killing or slowing this project would mean certain death for pascal (as a whole) as an adopted language. And FPC/Lazarus is the only reason why developers consider pacal as a viable option. And some businesses prefer a commercial product they can pay for Delphi. But Delphi will never again be the product they once were.</div>
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