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Re: NcFTP is free again?



Hello Mike,

On Fri, Oct 01, 1999 at 02:42:53PM -0500, Mike Gleason wrote:
> Here's the problem with betas 1 to 19:  NcFTP includes as one of the 
> components, LibNcFTP.  This library is also sold as a separate stand-alone 
> product.  It can't be GPL because my customers use it in proprietary 
> in-house applications which they can't publish complete source code for.

You can release libncftp under the GPL and under a different license when
you sell it.

Choosing multiple licenses is not uncommon. Perl is dual-licensed uder the
GPL and Artistic for similar reasons.

Hope this helps,
Marcus

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