Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!husc6!ukma!gatech!rebel!george From: george@rebel.UUCP (George M. Sipe) Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d Subject: Re: SEA versus PKWARE suit settled Message-ID: <42150@rebel.UUCP> Date: 6 Aug 88 17:18:35 GMT References: <385@cullsj.UUCP> Reply-To: george@rebel.UUCP (George M. Sipe) Organization: Tolerant Systems, Atlanta GA Lines: 70 In article <385@cullsj.UUCP> jeff@cullsj.UUCP (Jeffrey C. Fried) writes: > Since the source for COMPRESS and HUFFMAN encoding is available in the >public domain, perhaps those of us who are interested should consider coming >up with a public domain standard for archiving based on these sources. >I'm sure that with some effort we can, as a group, arrive at a satisfying >solution. I agree with the sentiment. Doesn't zoo already do everything arc does, have widely available source, a *nix compatible design, and very reasonable copyright terms (they seem to actually protect the users from non-compatible formats)? Zoo's copyright terms appear below: COPYRIGHT Certain rules apply to the distribution of the Zoo archiver. The following rules apply only to the zoo archiver itself. Currently, all extract-only programs, and all supporting utili- ties, are fully in the public domain and are expected to remain so for the forseeable future. "This program" refers to version 1.50 and separately to each sub- sequent version of the Zoo archiver and to all derivative works thereof. "Distribution right" refers to any copyright, compila- tion copyright, license, or other right to control distribution or copying. "Compiled code" refers to software that can be executed by a computer system. This program is copyrighted but its distribution for noncommercial purposes is permitted, with the following restrictions. - You are prohibited from distributing this program as part of any package over which you claim a distribution right. This restriction does not apply if any distribution right is claimed only over individual items that you own or for which the distribution right has been explicitly assigned to you, and not over the package as a collection. - You are prohibited from making this program available for downloading via telecommunications if you charge a total of more than $7.00 per hour at 1200 bps. - You are prohibited from distributing this program as compiled code unless you also distribute the source code from which the compiled code was derived. This restriction does not apply if the compiled code was created by me. - You are prohibited from creating, from this program, any derivative work over which you claim a distribution right. The above restrictions may be relaxed by special agreement; please contact me for details. -- Rahul Dhesi 1987/07/12 UUCP: iuvax!bsu-cs!dhesi or pur-ee!bsu-cs!dhesi GEnie: DHESI Plink: OLS806 Phone: +1 317 285 8641 daytime EST US mail: 720 W. Centennial Ave #15, Muncie, Indiana 47303 -- George M. Sipe, Phone: (404) 662-1533 Tolerant Systems, 6961 Peachtree Industrial, Norcross, GA 30071 UUCP: ...!{decvax,hplabs,linus,rutgers,seismo}!gatech!rebel!george