On Sonntag, November 11, 2001, at 08:03 Uhr, Steve Weyer wrote:
> the original C and Java VNC distributions are GPL.
> my Waba version was probably a derivative work since it bore a strong
> resemblance to the Java version.
>
> but newtVNC doesn't use any of their C or Java code, so maybe it
> doesn't
> have to be distributed GPL?
> it's been completely rewritten in NewtonScript, with some new
> parts in C
> (from Paul) -- and the control flow is entirely different due to
> NS lack of
> threads and synchronous communication model. so, I'm wondering
> whether I
> still need to distribute under GPL (with appropriate disclaimers about
> non-GPL pieces), or can use something less restrictive (e.g., BSD).
I wouldn't think so, actually, I am quite sure this is not derived
work. Unless you have implemented a C -> NewtonScript converter in
your spare time ;). Perhaps asking the authors of VNC is a good
idea, but I can't imagine that they would object.
Eckhart
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