Just in case you weren't already aware, "WinReanimator" downloads a copy of the ClamAV database, leaving a ClamAV folder inside %profile%\Local Settings\Temp, and a copy of daily.cvd in C:\Program Files\WinReanimator\data.
While the License Agreement does state that some components may be GPL'ed, and that those components are subject to the less restrictive terms of that license, there are a handful of potential problems with that as far as I can see. Let's start with the obvious; what we know about these rogue programs... sometimes the License Agreement (including copyright and modification dates if applicable) aren't shown when the software is forcibly installed, and there's no way to get to that information from the user interface. While the GPL license agreement isn't necessarily important for running the program, should there be GPL components, which the license agreement for WinReanimator says is possible, it's the copyright and modification information that is important. Next, I'll assume that the CVD file itself is the preferred method of viewing and/or editing the database, and, for benefit of the doubt, the database is kindly downloaded from ClamAV's servers as opposed to being packaged with WinReanimator and/or first mirrored to and thereafter downloaded from WinReanimator's servers; even so, there must be some amount of source code used by ClamAV and/or ClamWin to actually read the database and act upon it. Now, yes, rogue programs tend to generate fake results, but I'm forced to wonder what WinReanimator might be doing with the ClamAV database... I, the average user, unfortunately can't know, because the promised source code that is supposed to reside within a designated folder in the program files directory (as stated in the license agreement) isn't there, and, unless the database was put there by WinReanimator to waste disk space, I can assume it does something with it. Finally, the GPL states that the entire package must be licensed GPL, and not just individual components; only the LGPL allows that. Even if WinReanimator contains no GPL'ed code, it seems as if the section of the license relating to the GPL is invalid. If WinReanimator does happen to contain GPL'ed code of any kind, perhaps, for example, some amount of code used to read and act upon the database, I'd assume they would have a difficult time arguing that an anti-malware program isn't an extension of an anti-malware database along with the code used to read and act upon an anti- malware database, and one could try and argue that their license isn't enforceable given the GPL components and that the entire WinReanimator program should therefore be GPL'ed. Now, for my disclaimer. I've made mistakes before, and everything I've said above could be complete rubbish and a complete misinterpretation of the GPL. The above is my opinion, but I believe it to be fairly accurate. Any thoughts? -- Flexible Medical Administration programs. Click to start advancing your career. http://tagline.hushmail.com/fc/Ioyw6h4fOHYjyC83J9w04HA7p1HEMmnonfsyptJMqGb77PuMfFQlvU/ _______________________________________________ http://lists.clamav.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/clamav-win32
