Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!mit-eddie!bloom-beacon!usc!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!ginosko!ctrsol!seth From: seth@ctr.columbia.edu (Seth Robertson) Newsgroups: comp.sources.wanted Subject: Re: Kermit request Message-ID: <1989Jul16.082902.13102@ctr.columbia.edu> Date: 16 Jul 89 08:29:02 GMT References: <326@ghp.UUCP> Reply-To: seth@ctr.columbia.edu (Seth Robertson) Distribution: comp.sources.wanted Organization: Center for Telecommunications Research: Columbia University Lines: 26 There seems to have been a plethora of kermit requests recently, so I'll give the definitive word, as I know it. Kermit is *not* public domain. Instead, "Permission is granted to any individual or institution to use, copy, or redistribute this software [kermit] so long as it is not sold for profit, provided this copyright notice is retained." An important difference. Important only to lawyers... :-) Kermit is available by anonymous ftp from cunixc.cc.columbia.edu (128.59.40.130). Look in directory kermit and get the "read.me" file, which describes where to look for what and what to do afterwards. If you do not have access to anonymous ftp, I believe you can contact kermit support at The person there should be able to help you in whatever needs you have (including shipping you kermit source tapes). As for your problem with needing binaries, you could be in trouble since it is kermit's policy to not distribute binaries. However, you should contact the kermit people for more information. -- -Seth Robertson seth@ctr.columbia.edu