Re: FWD: C-Kermit & potato

[<leganii@surfree.com>]

On Fri, 17 December 1999, Vaidhyanathan Mayilrangam wrote:

> 
> Hi Paul,
> 
> Yeah, I missed to draft of the new license. I will package it once it is released under the new license. 
> 
> Regards,
> Vaidhy

They've just announced the official release of C-Kermit 7.0,
and a few days ago the release of G-Kermit (Gnu-Kermit), a stripped
down version with just file transfer capabilities.
They don't have Debian binary builds of either listed
on the Kermit web site (but they do for Redhat and
Slackware, and *BSD).  I feel Debian ought to be represented there also, so unless someone can tell why
it's not needed, I'll try to put together what I can
for their directories of binary builds, unless someone else
can do a better job.  Still getting over the last 
vestiges of the Flu, and personal things may get a bit
tumultuous in a few weeks....
Regards,
Dallas E. Legan II / dallasii@kincyb.com / leganii@surfree.com

> 
> On Fri, Dec 17, 1999 at 03:12:46PM -0500, Paul Kimoto wrote:
> > On Fri, Dec 17, 1999 at 02:56:04PM -0500, Vaidhyanathan Mayilrangam wrote:
> > > From the C-kermit website (http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/licensing.html)
> > :         You may obtain it over the network for your own use, or
> > : for use within your institution or company, but it may not be resold or
> > : otherwise provided to customers or clients of commercial enterprises, or
> > : included with any product (including CD-ROM software collections),
> > : without the written permission of Columbia University.
> > 
> > > I do not think the above will let us redistribute the software. Please
> > > feel free to correct me if I am wrong.
> > 
> > The license in question does not yet seem to be final
> > (ftp://kermit.columbia.edu/kermit/test/text/COPYING.TXT):
> > [Excerpt]
> > : The C-Kermit software, in source and/or binary form, may be
> > : included WITHOUT EXPLICIT LICENSE in distributions of OPERATING
> > : SYSTEMS that have OSI (Open Source Initiative, www.opensource.org)
> > : approved licenses
> > 
> > Please see the whole thing.  Will it suffice for "non-free"?
> > 
> > -Paul <kimoto@lightlink.com> (long-time C-Kermit user)

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