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[Michael_Samuel]

Also, I noticed that Microsoft is no longer distributing the DirectX
SDK online. Instead you have to pay $8.95 for a CD. Doh! You might
be able to find them on MSDN (http://www.microsoft.com/mdsn/default.asp)

I mention this because I’m not allowed to distribute DirectX headers,
and you need them to compile the Win32 DirectX SDL library.

Hmm… I beleive that there’s a free (fsf-style) DirectX replacement being
developed at the moment…

Anyway, I don’t think Microsoft would mind if you ‘mirrored’ DirectX 5 SDK
for them

Anyway, I don’t understand why Microsoft would decide to make it hard to
write programs for their own OS. (Microsoft must be the only company to
make a LOT of money by making stupid decisions

Michael Samuel,

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WWW: http://www.surfnetcity.com.au/~michael/On Fri, 10 Apr 1998, Sam Lantinga wrote:

[slouken]

Hmm… I beleive that there’s a free (fsf-style) DirectX replacement being
developed at the moment…

It’s not anywhere near compatible, and when it is, it will be out of date.

Anyway, I don’t think Microsoft would mind if you ‘mirrored’ DirectX 5 SDK
for them

They do, actually.

See ya!
-Sam Lantinga (slouken at devolution.com)–
Author of Simple DirectMedia Layer -
http://www.devolution.com/~slouken/SDL/

[Nathan_J_Hurst]

Hmm… I beleive that there’s a free (fsf-style) DirectX replacement being
developed at the moment…

Really? They should join forces(gosh that’s corney!) with SDL then!

Anyway, I don’t think Microsoft would mind if you ‘mirrored’ DirectX 5 SDK
for them

Hmmm…

Anyway, I don’t understand why Microsoft would decide to make it hard to
write programs for their own OS. (Microsoft must be the only company to
make a LOT of money by making stupid decisions

I guess that makes those decissions less than stupid…

njhOn Fri, 10 Apr 1998, Michael Samuel wrote:

On Fri, 10 Apr 1998, Sam Lantinga wrote: