Or write an open source program which does the scanning without dependancy on cygwin. GPL it, give away the source. Keep your heuristics separate, and if you like your interface, etc. This is the same effect as the windows wrapper that exists without the underlying overhead of the gygwin underneath (though is there really much point in that? cygwin is free, allows us to start daemons and services (so you could run clam or clamd as your virus scan tool underneath you app, and you can install cygwin by simply distributing a single dll - right?
Note, I'm in full support of the project maintainer having the right to control the use of their own work under their own license, just don't see what the problem is - you just have to work WITH the system instead of trying to hack around it and produce your own - which is kindof pointless anyway - every new version results in additional signature formats, and more porting work for you. If you came up with a cygwinless patch / build script, it could be opensourced, and you wouldn't have to do the ports - just call the resulting engine! m/ > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Stefke > Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2004 4:02 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [Clamav-users] Re: Re: Windows port ? > > > Advise to Remi. > > Create your own database structure, write a GPL'ed program that converts > Clamav's DB to your own, use your own DB in your "Free but closed source" > program.... > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ralph > Angenendt > Sent: woensdag 22 september 2004 11:33 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [Clamav-users] Re: Re: Windows port ? > > > Fajar A. Nugraha wrote: > > How is that so? > > From daily.cvd's COPYING : > > > > - GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE Version 2 > > Isn't LGPL more suitable for libraries? > > Why should it be? *IF* the authors chose to license it to you in a way, > which *only* allows you to incorporate it into Programs with GPL > compatible > licenses, it should be respected. > > > - 1. You may copy and distribute verbatim copies of the Program's > > source code as you receive it, in any medium ... > > He didn't distribute it. He just use it > > He uses it in a program. He has to load it somehow. > > > How is his using clamavdb (but does not distribute it), be different > > from hosting appliances (Ensim, CPanel, etc) which uses numerous open > > source programs on Linux (apache, mysql, and even clamav) but does not > > distribute it? I don't see Ensim released as GPL. > > He has to link the database *somehow* into his program. Look up > what the GPL > has to say about that. > > And: Hey, if you do not like the license of a program - do not > use it. It is > simple as that. If you want to use it - fulfill the license. > > Ralph > -- > Ralph [EMAIL PROTECTED] | .."Text processing has made it > possible Bayerischer Rundfunk...HA-Multimedia | ....to right-justify any > idea, even one Rundfunkplatz 1........80300 München | .which cannot be > justified on any other Tl:089.5900.16023..Fx:089.5900.16240 | > ..........grounds." -- J. Finnegan, USC > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by: YOU BE THE JUDGE. Be one of 170 > Project Admins to receive an Apple iPod Mini FREE for your judgement on > who ports your project to Linux PPC the best. Sponsored by IBM. > Deadline: Sept. 24. Go here: http://sf.net/ppc_contest.php > _______________________________________________ > Clamav-users mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/clamav-users > ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: YOU BE THE JUDGE. Be one of 170 Project Admins to receive an Apple iPod Mini FREE for your judgement on who ports your project to Linux PPC the best. Sponsored by IBM. Deadline: Sept. 24. Go here: http://sf.net/ppc_contest.php _______________________________________________ Clamav-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/clamav-users
