[sane-devel] Is click-through license needed for xsane?

Oliver Rauch oliver.rauch@rauch-domain.de
Fri, 15 Mar 2002 19:20:58 +0100


Nick Lamb wrote:

> I think the dialog should probably not show the whole GPL (because all
> the sections about modifying and re-distributing code don't apply when you
> just want to scan a picture)

That is not allowed. That would be a modification of the GPL what is strictly
prohibited!

And I think it makes more sense to display the full GPL instead of a text
where you can find it in the internet.

> but the NO WARRANTY section should stay, a
> bit like e.g. the start message in GDB. But that's just my opinion.

Yes. I agree here.

Bye
Oliver

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