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Is it legal to use PE and DLLs?

Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2010 5:18 pm
by Developer
Hi again,

I hope Mike can answer this Q.

PE and DLL(s) are Microsoft components right?
Isn't it illegal to use them then?

According to this: http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/system/pl ... ecoff.mspx

Does Microsoft have PATENT on the PE and DLL(s)?

Any idea?

Thanks!

Re: Is it legal to use PE and DLLs?

Posted: Tue Aug 31, 2010 3:19 am
by Mike
Hello,

It is legal to use PEs (and thus DLLs) although I do encourage eventually moving to your own customized format later on. You arent using Microsoft components but rather just a specification to write your own components.

Re: Is it legal to use PE and DLLs?

Posted: Tue Aug 31, 2010 2:31 pm
by Developer
Mike wrote:Hello,

It is legal to use PEs (and thus DLLs) although I do encourage eventually moving to your own customized format later on. You arent using Microsoft components but rather just a specification to write your own components.
How sure are you? I thought that the DOS PE HEADER where Microsoft things?