[Glenn Maynard (Re: EDICT, GPL) writes:] >> On Wed, Apr 24, 2002 at 01:20:28AM -0500, David Starner wrote: >> >> > What exactly was the question here? >> >> (c, i) "Permission is granted: ... to use these files as part of software >> which is distributed free-of-charge ..."
This is quoting from the licence covering EDICT, etc. >> What's necessary to allow a program to use the EDICT? Basically the program either must not be sold, or if it is, it gets specific permission in return for a licence fee. >> If a GPL program can >> use the EDICT freely, that'd seem to indicate this clause is unenforcable, at >> least in this case; the program might end up being distributed commercially. At the stage such software begins commercial distribution, it ceases to be eligible to use the file(s) fre-of-charge. Enforcibility? I would have all sorts of jurisdictional problems in establishing a tort existed. My licence has been violated a couple of times in the past and for their pains the perpetrators attracted so much vitriolic email, once the violation became public, that they backed off in a hurry. >> (How do restrictions like this work? How could it be satisfied if I placed a >> program that uses the EDICT in the public domain?) edict-el appears to be a >> plain GPL program that uses it; there seems to be nothing stopping commercial >> distribution. There are examples of GPL programs that use the EDICT >> with and without this restriction added, though in the cases where it >> was, I don't know if this was the reason. You can sell edict-el as much as you like. But if you pop a copy of EDICT on the CD for the package to use, I'll make the violation public and call in my cheer squad. 8-)} Cheers Jim -- Jim Breen [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/~jwb/] Computer Science & Software Engineering, Tel: +61 3 9905 3298 P.O Box 26, Monash University, Fax: +61 3 9905 5146 Clayton VIC 3800, Australia [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
