I cant answer your question definatively, but ultravnc has a simmilar tool and as far as I know, it does not download sources by default. Perhaps requiring two links on the web page if used?
Here is a link to Ultravnc's version of what you are talking about: http://ultravnc.sourceforge.net/addons/singleclick.html --Angelo On 10/5/05, S. I. Becker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Dear Wez et al, > > I've created a modified version of VNC. It is the same as RealVNC 4.1.1 > with an added commend-line feature for the server that initiates a single > connection to a listening viewer, and doesn't permit any other > connections, > no matter which side they are initiated. The server exits when the > original > connection is closed. My ultimate aim is to make this into a "help me" > feature, which could be put on a website. > > My question is not technical, but regards licensing and copyright. This is > the first time that I want to release software under the GPL, and I want > to > be sure that I follow the conditions properly. Obviously I need to make > the > source code available. What do I need to do regards copyright notices, > both > in the source and packaged with the application? > > Secondly, I mentioned above that my intention is to make this into a "help > me" feature, which could be put on a website. The website will have a link > to a program P1.exe. The user can download this or run it direct from the > website as desired. When run, P1 will download the modified vnc server and > the wm_hooks.dll to a temporary folder. Then P1 runs the modified server > is > run via the command line to connect only to me (exactly where "me" is will > be determined by other features in the P1 program). After the server > exits, > P1 deletes both the server and the dll. So my questions are: > > Does P1.exe need to be released under the GPL? It is not "a work based on > the program" as it will be all my own work. However, it is dependent on > vnc > in order to work. As P1 downloads the GPL licensed .exe and .dll, does it > also have to download the source code/a written offer of it. NB the source > will be available for download at the same location from which the .exe > and > .dll are downloaded. I don't really want to go the "written offer" route, > but nor do I want P1 to initiate downloads that 99% of the time will just > be > slowing the vnc connection. One option I've thought of is to have an > option > in P1's GUI that user's can tick to say that they want to download the > source as well as the binaries. Would that be sufficient? > > I haven't been able to find a newsgroup/mailing-list that deals with > question like "I want to do xyz, is this permissible under the GPL?" so I > thought I'd try you as the original authors of RealVNC to see if you feel > my > intentions would infringe your copyright. If anyone knows of a group where > it would be more appropriate to ask my questions, please let me know. > > Stewart Becker (NutmeG) > _______________________________________________ > VNC-List mailing list > [email protected] > To remove yourself from the list visit: > http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list _______________________________________________ VNC-List mailing list [email protected] To remove yourself from the list visit: http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list
