Follow-up Comment #5, task #5230 (project administration): AccesSoft as far as I can tell does not exist any more. The website was removed and the original author left no other contact information.
here is the original AccesSoft license, Wouldn't it allow releasing a modified version under the GPL as long as a copy of the original license was included? saying something like previuse versions where availible with this license: The license for the AccesSoft Version (identified as 1.1) is a follows: Copyright 1999 by AccesSoft, Cupertino, California, USA. Id: license.txt,v 1.2 1999/10/09 20:34:49 claudius Exp All Rights Reserved Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software and its documentation for any purpose and without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above copyright notice appear in all copies and that both that copyright notice and this permission notice appear in supporting documentation, and that the name of AccesSoft not be used in advertising or publicity pertaining to distribution of the software without specific, written prior permission. The latest version of this code is made available by the AccesSoft at the Internet address http://www.accessoft.com/moop . ACCESSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE, INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS, IN NO EVENT SHALL ACCESSOFT BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE _______________________________________________________ Reply to this item at: <http://savannah.gnu.org/task/?func=detailitem&item_id=5230> _______________________________________________ Message sent via/by Savannah http://savannah.gnu.org/
