From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Sep 16 15:27:39 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9746016A4CE for ; Thu, 16 Sep 2004 15:27:39 +0000 (GMT) Received: from franklin-belle.com (adsl-65-68-247-73.dsl.crchtx.swbell.net [65.68.247.73]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C03E443D3F for ; Thu, 16 Sep 2004 15:27:38 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from jacks@sage-american.com) Received: from sagea (sagea.sage-american [10.0.0.3]) by franklin-belle.com (8.12.11/8.12.11) with SMTP id i8GFRbu1012766; Thu, 16 Sep 2004 10:27:37 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from jacks@sage-american.com) Message-Id: <3.0.5.32.20040916102736.01f438f8@sage-american.com> X-Sender: jacks@sage-american.com X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0.5 (32) Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2004 10:27:36 -0500 To: isak@isak.is, freebsd-ports@freebsd.org From: "Jack L. Stone" In-Reply-To: <20040916094335.M74116@isak.is> References: <20040916093852.GD96213@i2.informatik.rwth-aachen.de> <20040915093120.3067472e@dolphin.local.net> <3.0.5.32.20040915104438.01f2dda0@sage-american.com> <200409151833.55714.michaelnottebrock@gmx.net> <20040916085603.GA96264@i2.informatik.rwth-aachen.de> <20040916091250.M95940@isak.is> <20040916093852.GD96213@i2.informatik.rwth-aachen.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Subject: Re: Fw: Re: Drop of portindex X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting software to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2004 15:27:39 -0000 At 09:45 AM 9.16.2004 +0000, =CDsak Ben. wrote: > >---------- Forwarded Message ----------- >From: Volker Stolz >To: isak@isak.is >Sent: Thu, 16 Sep 2004 11:38:52 +0200 >Subject: Re: Drop of portindex > >On Thu, Sep 16, 2004 at 09:18:47AM +0000, =CDsak Ben. wrote: >> Someone with the skills and the time could write another "portindex" to do exactly the same thing but all=20 >> new code and a GPL style license.....and voila, problem solved. Could this be the solution or am i just=20 >> spewing out nonsense ? > >Yes, that'd entirely be possible. The only restriction would >probably that you must not use parts of the original "portindex" >source. > >Volker >--=20 >http://www-i2.informatik.rwth-aachen.de/stolz/ *** PGP *** S/MIME >Two more months. >------- End of Forwarded Message ------- > >I accidentally sent this to only Volker instead of the list....im sure he doesn't mind if i send it now with his=20 >reply inlcuded. > >-- >=CDsak Ben, This is probably a bit of useless info in this case, but my understanding is that there is no such thing as an "International Copyright" protection. We publish an international Tech magazine from the USA to 190 countries and have had occasion to check this concerning such. Just info and not of much use since we would want to use the program everywhere. Best regards, Jack L. Stone, Administrator Sage American http://www.sage-american.com jacks@sage-american.com