The package you can download from the biatchux project in sourceforge is proper and distributed under the GPL.
Ignore the source code comments and copyright claims. actually, the government cannot claim any copyright protection at all. http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ1.html I will send you a copy directly so you can have a "paper trail" straight back to me so there is no question. Nick -----Original Message----- From: Martin Langhoff (NZL) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, July 12, 2004 6:28 PM To: Harbour, Nicholas Cc: 'Remi Mommsen'; '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'; 'James Kelly' Subject: Re: [Fink-devel] fatback in fink -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Nick, can you offer a complete package with proper licensing now? Where can we get your 'official' version from? It would be more appropriate than us putting too much weight on an email ;) cheers, martin Harbour, Nicholas wrote: | Don't worry, it is released under GPL now. I always wanted it that way but | it took some convincing for my higher ups. | And yes, that notice warning is crap. I borrowed those files and originally | used gnu readline so that later someone could come along and notice them and | force my lab to release it under the GPL. Subterfuge I know, but it worked. | | Nick. | | p.s. You're lucky, I haven't worked here for 2 years and just came back | and got my email account reactivated :) | | -----Original Message----- | From: Martin Langhoff (NZL) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] | Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2004 10:40 PM | To: Remi Mommsen | Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; James Kelly; Harbour, Nicholas | Subject: Re: [Fink-devel] fatback in fink | | | Remi Mommsen wrote: | | ******************************************** | | * NOTICE: | | * The following license applies only to the | | * files getopt.c, getopt.h, and getopt1.c. | | * these are borrowed from glibc. | | * This licence does not in any way apply | | * to the remainder of the fatback program | | ********************************************* | | afaik, glibc is available under LGPL. While LGPL does allow switching to | GPL, that would put the whole program under the GPL, and is not what the | author seems to want (more on that later). | | Oddly, the files do mention the GPL in the headers. They are certainly | available as LGPL, an that would make fatback redistributable within the | license that controls the glibc files. | | | Copyright (C) 2000-2001 DoD Computer Forensics Lab This manual and | | the Fatback program are for *government and law enforcement use only*. | | Well, that is a clear stop on distribution. And completely valid with | glibc under LGPL. it seems to be widely available. Sourceforge carries | it, at the very least, and someone has packaged it for distribution, | with an AUTHORS file and the (incorrect) note in COPYING. Of course, | this could mean internal distribution at DoD. | | The AUTHORS file and comments in the sources mention Nicholas Harbour, | so CC'd him. | | | Fatback version 0.1 was written by Nicholas Harbour of the | | DoD Computer Forensics Lab. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | | | | Fatback is currently maintained by Nicholas Harbour of the | | DoD Computer Forensics Lab. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | | cheers, | | | | | martin - -- - -- Martin Langhoff |||| http://nzl.com.ar/ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (Darwin) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFA8xB0xMcU+h4F1RYRAhl3AJ9T49k9ZjLFpVjXm4y8xOEWvJIiDwCeL+3n ojirJhQtH3JFAPwbukBMtGk= =Kp8Z -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by BEA Weblogic Workshop FREE Java Enterprise J2EE developer tools! Get your free copy of BEA WebLogic Workshop 8.1 today. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=4721&alloc_id=10040&op=click _______________________________________________ Fink-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-devel
