At Mon, 26 Aug 2002 00:23:30 -0700, Osamu Aoki wrote: > On Mon, Aug 26, 2002 at 09:33:40AM +0900, GOTO Masanori wrote: > > At Fri, 23 Aug 2002 16:01:15 +0300, > > Juhapekka Tolvanen wrote: > > > It's free to distribute on the network, but if you distribute for > > > the people who cannot access the network (by magazine or CD-ROM), > > > please send E-Mail (Inter-Net address) to the author before the > > > distribution. That's well where this software is appeared. > > > If you cannot do, you must send me the E-Mail later. > > > > > > Original Source Code License Statement: > > > > > > /* Copyright (C) MCMLXXXIX Yooichi.Tagawa */ > > > /* Modified Nobutaka Watazaki */ > > > /* Thanks to H.Yoshizaki. (MS-DOS LHarc) */ > > > > > > ---- Clip here ---- > > Masanori, I do not know where you got this but this is memo by Tsugio. > > Manual page seems to me the thorough license from the original authors. > Please consider the following for copyright section. Many restrictions > for commercial use of modified code.
Thank you for your indication and translation! I've added the below statement. > Boy, this license did not make much sense even in Japanese. It get > worse with my English. (Maybe this was so bad Masanori may have skipped > translating this one.) > > Here "commercial" may be interpreted as "for-fee". "Added value" seems > to mean "feature enhancement". Your translation is great. Original statement has only weak argument... The insufficiency of this license statement is similar to early Japanese "freeware" licenses. I agree with your terms. Thanks. > > > I think, only way to get free unpacking software for LHA-files is to > > > negotiate with those Japanese persons. Here are some URL of Japanese > > > LHA-software: > > > > > > http://shibuya.cool.ne.jp/lha/ > > > > I think it can be replaceable with below Tsugio's source. > > > > > http://www2m.biglobe.ne.jp/~dolphin/lha/lha.htm > > > > Debian package uses his (Tsugio's) source. It also can handle -lh7- > > format. I already contacted with him, but his response were too slow > > (waited over 4 months, or more!), and he thought changing license was > > very difficult. LHa for unix was hacked by many people at least over > > 13 years, they have treated their license as "vague". Historical > > reason makes difficult to change their license. > > It looks like Arai-san [EMAIL PROTECTED] seems to be most active. > http://ns103.net/~arai is his URL > > He has new autoconf version. > > It looks to me people are treating almost like public domain as long as > New sources are available to general public. It's worth considering to include/replace with his patch. It includes some more features. My little concern is he does not state any copyright issues clearly. I try to contact to him. Regards, -- gotom