[REBOL] Re: License Question => site links
From: carl:cybercraft at: 11-Mar-2002 17:47
On 11-Mar-02, Jason Cunliffe wrote:
>> View/Pro allows that as well, correct? So $99 (or $49 if that
>> pricing is still available) is a little less than the /Command
>> price of $349. That doesn't handle distribution though, as your
>> users have to have that version as well.
> I suppose some of my ignorance/confusion comes from reading the FAQ,
> which clearly needs to be re-written:
> http://www.rebol.com/faq.html#8150248
> "Q. Can REBOL launch other programs?
> A. Yes and no. Launching other programs breaks the language
> portability. Therefore, REBOL/Core (which is intended to be as
> cross-platform compatible as possible) doesn't support launching
> other programs while REBOL/Command fully supports it. REBOL/View
> supports launching additional REBOL/View instances as well as the
> system default web browser."
> ..but this is overruled by 'REBOL Products'
> http://www.rebol.com/products.html
> "REBOL/View and REBOL/View/Pro - The REBOL messaging language
> kernel, including interpreter, functions, datatypes, and networking
> plus REBOL's unique graphical compositing system, user interface
> framework, standard gadget styles, and shared desktop. The Pro
> version adds encryption, sound, library, and shell access."
> and also 'REBOL/View Product Information'
> http://www.rebol.com/prod-view.html "Feature Summary
> Easy to upgrade to View/Pro. Extends View with encryption (RSA, DH,
> DSA, AES, Rijndael, and Blowfish), shell access (for executing other
> programs and shell commands), and dynamic library access (direct
> from REBOL)."
I wouldn't say that "overrules" the FAQ comments, as they're saying
much the same thing about View, as apposed to View/Pro. It's just
that View/Pro isn't mentioned in the FAQ, though obviously it should
be.
--
Carl Read
