>>>>> "Richard" == Richard Fateman <fateman@cs.berkeley.edu> writes:
>> Nothing I do with maxima really takes long,
>> so running interpreted isn't so bad. If compiled, then wouldn't Franz
>> really be giving away the complete system with compiler and all since
>> maxima gives access to the underlying lisp?
Richard> Yes. Which seems odd to me. That is, someone could take such a
Richard> free Maxima+Allegro and try to strip out the maxima code (or for
Richard> that matter, just leave it there!) and run some other lisp program.
Richard> I assume there is some way of Franz not "giving away the store"
Richard> but I don't know exactly how. But then the trial version pretty
Richard> much gives away the store and they still have a business.
In the Allegro Enterprise edition, you are given a "dynamic runtime"
(I think its called) license. This permits you to distribute runtime
images I _think_ only for noncommercial purposes. However, the images
are not complete - things are stripped out before the image is made,
including most notably the compiler. The recepient can interpret any
random CL code to his heart's content, but there is no compiler.
More info can be had from Franz Inc.
Liam