Author: Frank Schneider
Date: 22:09:59 08/17/05
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On August 17, 2005 at 15:54:04, Thomas Mayer wrote: >Hi Thomas, > >I had some emails with someone who knows everything about GPL. So the conclusion >is: > >You are not allowed to add nalimov code with the decompression code of Andrew >Kadatch to Toga, because Eugine does not allow that his coded is released under >GPL whereas you are forced to release Toga under GPL because it's code base is >Fruit which is GPL. > >Fabien who has still all the rights on his source could switch to another type >of license which would allow him to use the Nalimov code - well, if he wants >too. > >So the only possibility for you to use the nalimov tablebases in Toga would be >to write the access routines yourself. Of course you must add that code then to >your source package because the base of your program is GPL which forces you to >always give away the source when you give away a copy of your program. > >I hope this is not to complicate... > >Greets, Thomas Hi Thomas, maybe you already discussed that, but wouldn't it be possible to distribute a) a fruit.exe/toga.exe with nalimov-code under a different license b) a source package with all files except the tablebase code und the GPL? By the way, what does Crafty do? Best, Frank
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