Re: Intent to package - rhide

[john@dhh.gt.org]

Edward John M. Brocklesby writes:
> I believe the bit about contacting the author contradicts the GPL,
> therefore this is a KDE-type license. I'll talk to the author about it.

As long as he is the author of all of it, his "additional conditions"
effectively amend the GPL.

This, however, would seem to make it non-free unless it makes sense to
leave the TV stuff out:

  If you distribute the sources for RHIDE, you are not allowed to
  distribute the full modified sources for the Turbo Vision library because
  of the copying conditions by Borland International.

And this definitely makes it non-free:

  If you want to include RHIDE (binaries and/or sources) in a commercial
  product (on a CD-ROM for a book or something else) contact me first.

This "additional condition" amends the GPL right out of existence.
-- 
John Hasler
john@dhh.gt.org (John Hasler)
Dancing Horse Hill
Elmwood, WI