Date:	Thu, 23 Feb 1995 14:57:16 -0500
From:	davis AT amy DOT tch DOT harvard DOT edu ("John E. Davis")
To:	djgpp AT sun DOT soe DOT clarkson DOT edu
Subject:	Re: RSX is great and the point of freeware is questioned...

>I believe that Microsoft "owns" windows.h (and the other include files) and that
>people like Borland have to license it from MS. Maybe MS will give the RSX &
>DJGPP crew a set for free (pause for guffaws of laughter).

Did Microsoft manage to get trademarks, patents, etc on things like `HWND',
`LPSTR', and so on?  I see nothing about a copyright in the windows.h that
came with BCC.  Does that mean it can be freely distributed?

--JOhn

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