Re: lynx-dev Free Distribution Of " Lynx 2.8 "For the CHIP CD September 1998

[Philip Webb]

980731 Larry Virden wrote: 
> From: Philip Webb <address@hidden>
>> Lynx is distributed subject to a GNU licence,
>> which roughly allows free use & copying,
>> provided it is never used in any kind of commercial or copyright software.
> What part of the current license agreement covers this restriction 
> of not using lynx in any kind of commercial or copyright software?
> The only restriction in the COPYING file that I see is
> that one cannot incorporate the program into proprietary programs.
> Is that the reference you had in mind?
> Note that this is different than what you stated.

the Lynx copyright status is a can of worms,
which even White House lawyers would have trouble with.
since no-one in practice is likely to enforce it
-- esp on the other side of the World in a very different country -- ,
it seems best to give people simple practical advice
& rely on their consciences not to abuse people's volunteer labor.

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