Re: [computer-go] gtp.c license

[Paul Pogonyshev <pogonyshev@xxxxxxx>]

Anders Kierulf wrote:
> >  *                                ..., provided that the above   *
> >  * copyright notice(s) and this permission notice appear in all  *
> >  * copies of the Software and that both the above copyright      *
> >  * notice(s) and this permission notice appear in supporting     *
> >  * documentation.                                                *
> 
> I looked at that license, and it's still too restrictive for me to use that
> file in SmartGo, unfortunately, as I don't want to litter the About dialog
> box and the documentation with such copyright notices. As long as that
> restriction is there, I won't be able to use that file, and have to program
> it all from scratch.
> 
> To really encourage the spread of GTP, is there any chance that license can
> be relaxed so that the copyright and permission notice only need to appear
> in source code, not in the running program, and not in the accompanying
> documentation?

Well, this code is copyrighted by FSF and I don't know how to negotiate
such things with them (or whether they would agree to make it even more
permissive).

I am not a lawyer, but the wording there is very vague from my point of
view.  I wouldn't rule that you have to put this into your About dialog.

I understand that you don't want to mess in About dialog, but what is
the problem with documentation?  Is it really so difficult/against your
principles to mention FSF in some addendum X there?

In any case you should wait for response from either Dan or Gunnar.  I'm
not in position to decide on these issues.

Paul
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