GEMDOS-Lizenz
Alle Quellen, die ich hier zur Verfügung stellen kann, gehören nun Lineo und wurden unter der GPL (General Public License) der FSF (Free Software Foundation), Version 2 veröffentlicht. Zuerst war das Copyright nicht wirklich klar, weil GEM unter der GPL-Lizenz freigegeben wurde, aber niemand wußte, ob das Gleiche auch für GEMDOS gilt. Hier ist die ehemalige Anfrage von Dylan Harris an Lineo:
From: "Dylan Harris" <dylan@xenakis.demon.co.uk> To: <info@lineo.com> 04/19/01 01:18 AM cc:<Martin_Doering@mn.man.de> Subject: GEMDOS and the GPL Hi, I've been informed that lineo now own GEMDOS, original part of Digital Research's GEM package, which I had understood to be the property of Caldera Inc.. I ask this because Caldera, SFAIK, made GEM and GEMDOS open source, so I raided all my old GEM archives and put all my GEM bits and pieces up on my web site http://www.cyberspace.co.uk/GEM/, including my copy of the GEMDOS and GEM 68000 porting kit. There is also some of my own code from that period. This was a few years ago now. Does lineo own GEMDOS? Is it released under the GPL? If so, do you have any object with the content of my site? How should I update the (c) notices. I don't want to tread on anyone's toes! Dylan Harris Cyberspace Services Ltd. Dylan
Und dies ist, was Tim Bird, Chief Technology Officer von Lineo, geantwortet hat:
You are informed correctly. Lineo released GEM under GPL a few years ago. You have our permission to continue collecting, using and distributing these old technologies. Caldera, Inc. is the company that actually made the software available under the GPL. This company split into two and Caldera itself disappeared last year. Lineo (formerly under a different name) has continued selling DRDOS, and now primarily sells Embedded Linux software. Caldera Systems is not related to this software, and sells desktop and server Linux software. The GEM software may now be used for any purpose (commercial or non-commercial) under the terms of the GPL (the primary requirement of which is that the source code must be made available for all derivative works.) What is listed on your front page (GEM, GEMDOS, GEM Programmer's Workbench, and GEM XM) all fall in this category. The DRDOS software is still property of Lineo, and may be used for certain non-commercial uses, as outlined in our former (7.02) license. Hopefully this helps. If needed, this e-mail can serve as our release to you for the purposes of using this software. Thanks, Tim Bird Lineo, Inc. Chief Technology Officer 390 South 400 West tbird@lineo.com Lindon, UT 84042