On Sat, 2009-06-20 at 20:05 +0200, Michael Schwingen wrote:
> Zach Welch wrote:
> >> BTW: one possible solution for 64-bit windows would be to ship an 
> >> openocd appliance - ie. a VM image containing a minimal linux system 
> >> together with openocd & libraries.
> >>
> >> Users would need to install VMware player or SUN Virtualbox to use that, 
> >> but would get a clean, 100% legal and working solution without the need 
> >> to compile/install anything beside the VM.
> >>     
> >
> > With OpenOCD linked to the FTD2XX driver inside the image?  
> >
> > That would be a GPL violation too.
> >   
> No, with OpenOCD linked to libusb/libftdi, running on 32-bit linux, only
> inside a VM.
> I am quite sure that *is* fully legal.

Ah so!  A wonderful solution! :)  Forsooth, portability is moot, even if
it must be achieved with heavy-handed means.

Cheers,

Zach
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