Subj : for the record
To   : Maurice Kinal
From : Janis Kracht
Date : Thu Apr 28 2011 09:28 pm

Hi Maurice,

> I see that this fine and upstanding point has access to this echo and
> decided to turn it on after seeing the posting of the rules on the Prism
> BBS's message area for pdnecho.

Glad you noticed my echo - Welcome :)

> Although not explicit but perhaps implicit, the rules could be
> applicable to Opensource licenced software such as the GNU's or BSD
> ones.

> I refer to;

> http://www.opensource.org/licenses/alphabetical

> as the defacto source of what I am referring to in this particular
> message.

The PDN does distribute some files with no source code, but generally source is 
preferred.. that is the point of the PDN, distributing freeware source. 
Licences included in files may be of any type (copy-left-ish, I guess) as long 
as there are no limititations for our distribution of the files..  Needless to 
say, if someone wants to distribute someone else's work, distribution rights of 
authors must be checked beforehand.  Sometimes written permission from an 
author is necessary, for instance.

Take care,
Janis

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