Re: [Lynx-dev] [PATCH] DJGPP and MingW patch against 2.8.6rel.2

[Doug Kaufman]

On Sun, 15 Oct 2006, Thorsten Glaser wrote:

> Doug Kaufman dixit:
> 
> >compatible with the Microsoft Windows resource compiler. I use the lynx
> >icon "lynx.ico" dated March 15, 1997, which has been distributed with
> >Wayne Buttles' Windows binary packages of lynx. If this were to be
> >distributed in the src directory of lynx packages, it would make it
> >easier for those building various Windows binaries. I put the icon up at
> >my website at "http://www.rahul.net/dkaufman/lynx.ico";.
> 
> Which licence is the icon, and who is the author? Things I'd
> clarify first. A simple all-permissive licence (e.g. BSD, MIT,
> "historic permission clause", ISC, or even the MirOS licence*)
> would be optimal for icon files etc. You might want to ask the
> author to issue such a licence. It doesn't need to be embedded
> in the icon, you could archive the mail or put it in the .rc file.

It has been distributed with the GPL in Wayne's binary package since
1997. I have never seen an indication that it had any other licensing. I
don't know if Wayne is still following lynx-dev, since he hasn't been
active on the list for a few years. I'll send a copy of this post to
him.
                         Doug

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