I have a question on what we can bundle with WinBoard in an installer package, and what not.
I noticed that the previous installer package (for 4.2.7b) we included Crafty. Now Crafty, although open source, is not GPL'd, and in fact has a license that is incompatible with the GPL. Isn't it a violation of the GPL to bundle software that puts restrictions on the use of its code together with WinBoard? If not, then how about bundling it with software that is not open source at all? And how about Chess fonts? There are many fonts listed as "freeware" on the site http://www.enpassant.dk/chess/fonteng.htm . Can such freeware be included? The Chess-font downloads are only 20-30 KB, and if an installer is good for anything, it is good for making sure any fonts are properly installed. How about a font of that is said to be "free for all non-commercil purposes", such as the font at http://www.kaiwan.hk/xqfont/english/index.htm#notes ? I suppose we can bundle that with GPL stuff, as a font is not a program, and the concept of "surce code" does not apply to a font. But is it legal to just go ahead and do it, or would we need (signed) permission from the creator of the font anyway? H.G.
