Re: Intent to package CLIPS

[Javier Fdz-Sanguino Pen~a <jfs@ieeesb.etsit.upm.es>]

On Thu, Sep 03, 1998 at 03:43:14PM +0200, Paolo Molaro wrote:
> On Thu, Sep 03, 1998 at 02:48:40PM +0200, Javier Fdz-Sanguino Pen~a wrote:
> > 
> >  4) CAN CLIPS BE REDISTRIBUTED? ARE THERE ANY LICENSING FEES?
> > -------------------------------------------------------------
> >     Copies of CLIPS executables, documentation, and source code
> >     downloaded from http://www.ghg.net/clips/download/ can be
> >     freely used and redistributed without restrictions.
> > 
> > 	I guess this is "public domain", since there is no license, so this
> > is DSFG-compliant and should go into main.
> 
> If it doesn't allow modification it's non-free.
> 
> lupus
> 

        Sorry, but when I read "can be freely used" I assume it means it can
be modified. As a matter of fact, there are several other modifications of
CLIPS (FuzzyCLIPS, DYNAClips) which are being distributed on the Net.
        So, Yes, it allows modifications.

        Regards

        Javi