>I'm interested in using VNC for a proprietary project.
>My question is can I write a VNC client from scratch
>using the rfb protocol document under a non GPL license?
>
>I would not package the GPL server with the client but
>simply link to the Server. I havent read anything reguarding
>implementing open protocols with propitary code.
As far as I'm aware, you may write anything you like based on the
published RFB protocol, and distribute it under any licence you like.
You simply need to make sure you don't use any actual code from the
GPL'ed software already available. The RFB protocol document should
contain all the necessary information for a competent development
team to produce a fully compatible client or server.
Incidentally, you could probably package the server in as well, just
providing you also supplied the source code in some form.
I would talk to AT&T to be perfectly sure about this, as IANAL.
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