From desrosi@connix.com Sun Dec 17 15:26:47 2000
Date: Sun, 17 Dec 2000 18:31:03 -0500
From: Gary Desrosiers <desrosi@connix.com>
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To: Rick Moen <rick@linuxmafia.com>
Subject: Re: Your old PalmOS calculator code

Let me put it this way. Freeware, in my terms means; "Placed into the public
domain". This is an international legal term.

Gary DesRosiers.
P.S. "Cheers?" (I HATE the British!!!)

Rick Moen wrote:

> Gary, thank you for your comments.
>
> > HexCalc is really-really old. (obsolete!)!
>
> Yes, but all three of these packages may be useful to other coders, and
> people learning PalmOS programming.  They may, in some cases, be able
> to re-use parts of your source code.  Thus, I have it available to the
> public.  _But_ your licence terms for the three packages are not yet
> clear.
>
> > PgmrCalc at http://www.connix.com/~desrosi/pgmrcalc_v2.html version 2.72 is
> > the latest and greatest freeware version of the code. No cost. Open-Source.
>
> Thanks, and I do have your current pages noted in my public information.
>
> The problem with the term "freeware" is that people use it to mean a lot
> of different things.  Some mean:
>
> -- You may use this gratis, but may not redistribute or create
>    derivative works.
> -- You may use this gratis, redistribute it, and create derivative
>    works, but not for commercial purposes.
> -- You may use this for any purpose.
>
> And so on.  The choice of licence terms is entirely up to the author,
> but I'd just like to annotate my public copies of your three packages
> as to what your terms _are_.
>
> You may want to specify one of the standard licence, such as BSD or
> GPL.  Or you may want to say "You may use Calc, HexCalc, and PgrmCalc
> for any purpose."
>
> In any event, your further clarification would be appreciated.  A
> one-line reply would suffice!
>
> Thanks again for your help.
>
> (By the way, you've posted the binary for 2.72 at
> http://www.connix.com/~desrosi/, but the source archive is still 2.71.)
>
> --
> Cheers,                                      "Reality is not optional."
> Rick Moen                                             -- Thomas Sowell
> rick@linuxmafia.com


