Mr. Clark, I almost never put on my attorney's cap anymore, but I am ethically bound to offer one piece of advice when I see that it is truly called for. Please, seek out and consult with an experienced software and intellectual property rights attorney at your earliest possible opportunity. You've got a very nifty little utility, but then again, so did Napster. I am not a software law specialist, nor have I specialized in intellectual property when I did formally pratice, but I know enough to see that there are lot of legal issues you have not investigated in depth - and I STRONGLY advise that you do so with the assistance of an experienced counselor.
Brian Kelly, J.D. "Jonathan Clark" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>@cygwin.com on 07/28/2003 07:01:18 PM Sent by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "Max Bowsher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: (bcc: Brian Kelly/WTC1/Empire) Subject: RE: Source code for binaries offered at http://thinstall.com/ ? Hello Max, This is a good point. I have the source downloaded and in backups somewhere around here - so it can be located if needed. While I'm in the process of putting together a new archive that contains more GPL disclaimers (and more utilities), I wish to be in compliance by offering a CDROM for those that desire it. Best Regards, Jonathan Clark President / Jitit 155 Jackson St. #408 San Francisco, CA 94111 1-415-274-2558 -----Original Message----- From: Max Bowsher [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, July 28, 2003 2:40 PM To: Jonathan Clark; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Source code for binaries offered at http://thinstall.com/ ? Jonathan Clark wrote: > Hi Christopher, > > I see, I thought this condition was to eliminate the need to mirror the > source > if you are simply redistributing binaries that already have source mirrors. > > If it meets your approval for satisfying the GPL, I will add the following > information: > > "Some programs inside of this archive use unmodified binaries from the > Cygwin project which is released under the GPL license. Source code for > these programs can be downloaded from: > http://sources.redhat.com/cygwin/download.html > > Additionally, source code for these programs is available on CDROM for the > cost of postage. For more information on how to obtain the CDROM, email > [EMAIL PROTECTED]" > > As soon as I get a request for CDROM, I will package it up and post on the > web site as well - but so far people have been content to download it from > cygwin website. If you don't package up the specific source *now* how will you know and obtain the source when you do receive a request? There is no guarantee that the exact version you are distributing will still be on the Cygwin mirrors. Max. -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ "WellChoice, Inc." made the following annotations on 07/28/2003 08:03:22 PM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Attention! This electronic message contains information that may be legally confidential and/or privileged. The information is intended solely for the individual or entity named above and access by anyone else is unauthorized. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution, or use of the contents of this information is prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this electronic transmission in error, please reply immediately to the sender that you have received the message in error, and delete it. Release/Disclosure Statement -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/