[Freegis-list] predator ordbms

[Frank Koormann]

Hi all,

* Matt.Wilkie (Matt.Wilkie at gov.yk.ca) [010813 19:14]:
> > I just diffed the licence files.  Looks like the file is the 
> > tail of the GPL, minus the intentions blurb, with a new header/ 
> > copyright holder notice.  
> ...
> > >> but it does not say so. Thus the license
> > >> must be checked word by word whether it actually is
> > >> identical to the GPL (to be sure).
> 
> According to Section 9 (http://www.cs.cornell.edu/predator/license.htm)
> one could simply replace the Predator license with any GPL version,
> this may not be what the author intended [emphasis mine]:
> 

Trying to register without filling the form leads to a page with a link
to the old licence (and predator v 0.95). The old version is rather
restricted so there seems to be a honorable move towards makeing predator
free software. To me it seems that they simply renamed the GPL to 
"Predator v2.0 licence".  

So there still are some misunderstandings regarding free software (e.g.
renaming the GPL, a mandatory registration). Does anybody on this list
has some contacts to Cornell or volunteer to discuss the issues with
the authors carefully worded?

Kind regards,

        Frank

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