lynx-dev Re: incorrect copyright description of lynx package for SuSE 6.4 (linux distribution) (fwd)

[Vlad Harchev]

 Here is a reply from human on this topic.

 Best regards,
  -Vlad

---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2000 11:47:13 +0200 (MEST)
From: Ulrich Hecht <address@hidden>
To: Vlad Harchev <address@hidden>
Subject: Re: incorrect copyright description of lynx package for SuSE 6.4
    (linux distribution)

Hi!

On Mon, 19 Jun 2000, Vlad Harchev wrote:

> 
>  Here is a description of lynx.rpm package for SuSE 6.4 (the linux
> distribution) (included in evaluation version of SuSE 6.4) - it contains
> incorrect description of lynx's license that could distract users from using
> lynx:
> 
> quote begins---------------
> Lynx is an easy to use browser for HTML documents and other internet
> services like FTP, telnet, news.  Lynx is fast.  It is purely text based
> and therefore makes it possible to use WWW resources on text terminals.
> We must mention that this program does not fall under the GPL license
> and that the Copyright-owner maintains the right to require the program to
> become licensed if used for commercial use.
> quote ends-----------------
> 
>  In fact, Lynx is GPLed - you can see check this by looking at /COPYING of
> lynx source tree. So, the description of lynx.rpm should be corrected.

You seem to be right, I have removed the last paragraph. Thanks for your
feedback.

CU
Uli


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