[cvsnt] (licensing) What do I have to do to keep CVS and non-GNU seperated?
Glen Starrett
grstarrett at cox.net
Wed Nov 5 04:30:07 GMT 2003
> My question is about the CVS license. I did end up reading
> the GNU license, and if we do end up using CVS as part of the
> installation, there could be an argument that they are two
> different objects and not a single application. I'd like to
> know to what extent and how carefully I need to draw that
> line as to not cause any problems down the line.
>
> I haven't found any license on the cvsnt website other than a
> reference to GNU, so I'm hoping for something more specific
> to the interface it uses (i.e. cmd-line) as well as any
> experiences others have had with this issue.
Here's a good starting place for information on GPL and how you can use GPL
applicaions. The FAQ has some entries that point closely to what you're
asking about.
http://www.gnu.org/licenses/licenses.html#GPL
Also see the section "Using programs released under the GPL when writing
other programs"
http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html
Regards,
Glen Starrett
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