Subject: Re: Adding gkermit
To: Hubert Feyrer <hubert@feyrer.de>
From: Jachym Holecek <freza@dspfpga.com>
List: tech-userlevel
Date: 10/29/2006 23:59:23
# Hubert Feyrer 2006-10-29:
> On Sun, 29 Oct 2006, Alan Barrett wrote:
> >Would it be OK to add gkermit to the base system?  See
> ><ftp://kermit.columbia.edu/kermit/archives/gku100.tar.gz> or
> >pkgsrc/comms/gkermit.
> 
> No:
> 4) I'm not sure about the Kermit license, but I have something
>    in the back of my mind that they are somewhat picky about
>    redistribution of binaries. (not verified)

  $ cat /usr/pkgsrc/comms/gkermit/DESCR | grep GNU
  G-Kermit is distributed under the GNU General Public License.

C-Kermit (pkgsrc/comms/kermit) is different.

	-- Jachym