RE: [Dev-C++] why do we have to rename free() ?

[Ioannis V. <iv...@em...>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ioannis Vranos [mailto:iv...@em...] 
> Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2003 7:32 PM
> To: 'Dev...@li...'
> Subject: RE: [Dev-C++] why do we have to rename free() ?
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: dev...@li... 
> > [mailto:dev...@li...] On Behalf 
> > Of Khalid El-Kary
> > Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2003 6:53 PM
> > To: Dev...@li...
> > Subject: RE: [Dev-C++] why do we have to rename free() ?
> > 
> > 
> > so why does PHP source code compile similary on both windows 
> > and linux 
> > fellow ? :D
> 
> 
> 
> Because it is very new and the development happens from a 
> central team. Once it became mainstream and hundrends of 
> companies provided their own implementations with extensions 
> uncompatible among them, the need for an official standard will occur.



And if the creator wishes to leave his copyright so as other companies to
implement their own PHP implementations and a standard to emerge. GNU
licenses provide copyright protection. Noone can "steal" the product....






Ioannis Vranos
 
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