At 14:28 +0200 7/24/00, Fredrik Liljegren wrote:
> > It is not quite true that WinCVS is GPL'ed. WinCVS uses the
>> CodeJock MFC
>> library (www.codejock.com), which is NOT GPL. Below is a
>> portion of the
>> CodeJock license (http://www.codejock.com/terms_of_use.htm):
>...
>> >If you do not meet the requirements for free use of the
>> SOFTWARE, you may
>> >use the SOFTWARE for up to thirty (30) days for the purpose
>
>> This raises questions of whether WinCVS may be
>> unintentionally violating the GPL of CVS.
>
>Well, it might be unintentional, but to me it seems to be a clear violation.
>Since CVS is GNU software, I guess the FSF has the copyright? If so, I
>really suggest you, Jonathan, contact them and see what they have to say
>about it. I don't think they would like their software being turned into
>some kind of shareware...
>
>Regards, EOF
And MacCVS uses PowerPlant. Not sure what the licensing is for that.
- rmgw
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