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class="">It would not be possible to ask embarcadero for
permission to use the names of the functions of the old vcl.</span>
<span class="">I think that lazarus will eventually benefit them
too, because it makes pascal / delphi better known, and
eventually a pascal user can choose between delphi and
lazarus.</span></span></p>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Il 15/04/2018 12:15, Michael Van
Canneyt via Lazarus ha scritto:<br>
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On Sun, 15 Apr 2018, Adrian Veith via Lazarus wrote:
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<blockquote type="cite">Hi,
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there is an article on phoronix
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Oracle-vs-Google-Wine-API">https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Oracle-vs-Google-Wine-API</a>,
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which shows that the Google vs Oracle case is concerning Wine
developers
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because Wine mimics the Windows-API with the function names and
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parameters. Under this light the LCL might also be affected
because it
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mimics the VCL to a large degree - and many fcl libraries mimic
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corresponding Delphi libraries. What do you think ?
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For starters, most of FPC based developers are not in the US.
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So the rulings of a US court do not apply to them.
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Many of them are based in Europe, where different laws apply.
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So, strictly speaking, if it turns out the ruling applies to
LCL/FCL, it means that US citizens will not be allowed to use the
LCL/FCL.
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Michael.
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