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Re: Open Source-ness of ircII



>    IRC II is copyright (c) 1990 by Michael Sandrof.  You have the
>    right to copy, compile, and maintain this software.  You also
>    have the right to make modifcations to this code for local use
>    only.

On Sun, 24 May 1998 13:08:40 +1000, matthew green <mrg@eterna.com.au> wrote:

> while i can't change this text, i can provide you with a fairly
> accurate description of the *intended* usage of that.  it meant
> that someone could make changes locally and *not* distribute
> them if they so desired, not that they could *not* distribute
> their changes.
> 
> 
> in any case, i can not change the text of the license as michael
> sandrof has not been around for at least 6 years.

In my opinion we should quote this and put it in /usr/doc/ircii/copyright,
then close #21683, and leave ircii in hamm.

Unless someone can get ahold of Michael Sandrof about this. (or does
"not been around" mean deceased?)
-- 
Robert Woodcock - rcw@oz.net
"Unix and C are the ultimate computer viruses" -- Richard Gabriel


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