[Freegis-list] ECW

[Paul Selormey]

Well, to me it is free software. Being free does not necessarily mean access
to source codes.
Moreover, it is up to the one requiring this support to decide.

Best regards,
Paul.

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I've rechecked the license of the ER mapper SDKs in one case.
Downloading the ECWSDK245_Solaris.tar.gz
I've learned that it does not come with full source code
and the license.txt does not grant the freedoms to use, study,
adapt, copy and publish the software. E.g.:

 For conditions, requirements and fees associated 
 with redistribution, installation or use in "Server Products" or
 "SDK Products" contact Earth Resource Mapping.

It is non-free software coming with a restricted gratis license.
I suspect the other ER mapper downloads to also be proprietory