On Thu, 23 Apr 1998, Raul Miller wrote: > Rev. Joseph Carter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > be GPL. An example of this is ncftp which was using it--that's a nono, > > even though it is a simple shared library. In this instance, the GPL > > actually hurt ncftp. > ... > > This is a limitation on the GPL I think, ... > > It's a limitation of ncftp. > > There's nothing preventing: > > (a) The authors of ncftp releasing it under terms compatible with > GPL. [This course of action has been taken by authors of other > pieces of software.]
In fact, this has happened. Ncftp 2.4.3 was released under the GPL, and the author has told me that the 3.x releases will also have the same licence. -- Scott K. Ellis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.gate.net/~storm/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
