Author: Matthew Hull
Date: 08:48:17 02/12/04
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On February 12, 2004 at 09:34:59, Christophe Theron wrote: >On February 12, 2004 at 04:09:26, Thorsten Czub wrote: > >>On February 12, 2004 at 03:27:52, Tony Hedlund wrote: >> >>>I got a program called 9.95 Chess but it's very weak. You find it at >>>http://www.995soft.com/995chess/ >>> >>>Tony >> >>yes. thank you. i think it is based on the "GNU" chess engine. > > > >GNU version 2 (it is a version from the 1992 I think). > >Also, they sell it but shouldn't. GNU is under the GPL and so it is not legal to >charge for this chess program. It is legal to sell GPL programs. However, you cannot restrict copying. RedHat sells GPL code every day, but they don't restrict copying or redistribution of those programs. If someone went to the trouble to make a palm version of GNU Chess, they have the right to sell it, but not restrict its use or redistribution. Matt > >You can legally redistribute this program for free to your friends if you want. > > > > Christophe
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