[cvsnt] (licensing) What do I have to do to keep CVS and non-GNU seperated?

[Erik Anderson]

Lol, already spent a couple hours on those links.  I'll see what I can do
though, sounds like I need to display a "Powered by CVS" logo on the
installation program.  Or maybe I should just GPL the installation
program...

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Glen Starrett" <grstarrett at cox.net>
To: "'Erik Anderson'" <erikba at teamworkgroup.com>; <cvsnt at cvsnt.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2003 8:30 PM
Subject: RE: [cvsnt] (licensing) What do I have to do to keep CVS and
non-GNU seperated?


> > 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
>
>
>