ftp://ftp.cis.upenn.edu/pub/xv/xv-3.10a.tar.gz
Location of source. It isn't open in the sense of GPL/BSD/Artistic, BUT
the source is available and that puts it a cut above commercial
software.
I don't begrudge the guy the right to sell his efforts, but at least
give him credit for supplying the source code along with it.
Guillaume Cottenceau wrote:
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>
> > XV is available with source, but it has a price tag. AFAIK, the GPL does
> > not prohibit the sale of open source software. Not that I'm claiming
> > that XV is necessarily GPL compatible, but it is open, placing it miles
> > ahead of any commercial closed package.
>
> XV is open?????? please have a sleep and rethink in the light of some
> extracts of their README file:
>
> XV IS SHAREWARE FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY.
>
> You may use XV for your own amusement, and if you find it nifty,
> useful, generally cool, or of some value to you, your registration fee
> would be greatly appreciated. $25 is the standard registration fee,
> though of course, larger amounts are quite welcome. Folks who donate
> $40 or more can receive a printed, bound copy of the XV manual for no
> extra charge. If you want one, just ask. BE SURE TO SPECIFY THE
> VERSION OF XV THAT YOU ARE USING!
>
> COMMERCIAL, GOVERNMENT, AND INSTITUTIONAL USERS MUST REGISTER THEIR
> COPIES OF XV.
>
> [...]
>
> If you use XV in the course of doing your work, whatever your 'work' may
> happen to be, you *must* register your copy of XV.
>
> [...]
>
> Permission to copy and distribute XV in its entirety, for
> non-commercial purposes, is hereby granted without fee, provided that
> this license information and copyright notice appear in all copies.
>
> If you redistribute XV, the *entire* contents of this distribution
> must be distributed, including the README, and INSTALL files, the
> sources, and the complete contents of the 'docs' directory.
>
> --
> Guillaume Cottenceau -- Distribution Developer for MandrakeSoft
> http://www.mandrakesoft.com/~gc/
