Aren't we getting a bit technical here, guys? I guess the nature and reason for the bug must be taken into account. The question must be asked, though, why build an exact copy of VNC (bugs and all) when you can make up your own remote control program? If theirs is similar enough to have the same features and bugs, it's no doubt the same thing.
This is all just fantasy talk, anyways. We KNOW that theirs is a modified VNC because they spell it out on their website. Who cares, I guess. It looks like everyone's doing it. Integrity and doing the right thing just doesn't matter for anything these days, I guess. Kiss the GPL good-bye on this one. Steve Bostedor http://www.vncscan.com VNCScan Enterprise Console -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Sean Kamath Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2005 7:41 PM To: Yann Renard Cc: Grant McDorman; [email protected] Subject: Re: What good is VNC's GPL? [In a message on Thu, 07 Apr 2005 22:05:40 +0200, Yann Renard wrote:] >Grant McDorman wrote: >> Actually, they could claim that that's for "compatibility. Look at >> what >> was done for PearPC/CherryOS to see a more reliable method: search the >> binary for strings (messages, diagnostics, function names [where >> supported by the platform], etc.) If those are all identical, then >> you've pretty much got a case. > >How could someone claim bug-compatibility ?! This sounds crazy, isn't >it >? ;) Most (almost all) VT100 and VT220 emulators had a "enable bugs" version. Sometimes it's necessary. Look at how web designers have come to rely on a set of IE bugs to get IE do the right thing (and, humorously enough, in IE6, they fixed the bug used for detection, but not the bugs that the detection avoided -- see http://www.meyerweb.com/eric/css/edge/complexspiral/demo2.html. They have an option to emulate easlier versions, but it doesn't emulate the bugs.). Sean _______________________________________________ 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
