Re: PGPsdk is now free for non-commercial use
At 06:25 PM 11/16/97 -0800, Bill Stewart wrote:
I'm pleased to see PGP Inc. permitting development of freeware, but at leased from a first reading of the license, it's a _really_ restrictive definition of "freeware" - not only does the software have to be free, but it can only be used in extremely restrictively non-commercial activities.
The idea is simple: you make money from software that costs the authors lots of money to develop or use their software in a business environment (=to make money), you have to pay the people that spent time, effort, and, yes, money, on making it happen. Sounds reasonable to me. -- Lucky Green <mailto:shamrock@netcom.com> PGP encrypted mail preferred "I do believe that where there is a choice only between cowardice and violence, I would advise violence." Mahatma Gandhi
At 07:47 PM 11/16/97 -0800, Alan Olsen wrote:
From what I have read of the license it is against the license agreement to ship the libraries on a CD of shareware products for which a price is charged.
o There is typically an exemption in license agreements for distribution of software that charges nominal media costs. If PGP overlooked this, it can be added trivially. No need to get excited about it. o The current license agreement for the PGPsdk is for use freeware only. The license agreement for shareware has not yet been made public (=been written). -- Lucky Green <mailto:shamrock@netcom.com> PGP encrypted mail preferred "I do believe that where there is a choice only between cowardice and violence, I would advise violence." Mahatma Gandhi
At 09:33 PM 11/16/97 -0800, Alan Olsen wrote:
o There is typically an exemption in license agreements for distribution of software that charges nominal media costs. If PGP overlooked this, it can be added trivially. No need to get excited about it.
I know that, you know that, but do the lawyers know that?
I trust they do now. -- Lucky Green <mailto:shamrock@netcom.com> PGP encrypted mail preferred "I do believe that where there is a choice only between cowardice and violence, I would advise violence." Mahatma Gandhi
participants (1)
-
Lucky Green