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Date:	Sat, 07 Jul 2001 08:43:35 +0100
From:	Richard Dawe <rich AT phekda DOT freeserve DOT co DOT uk>
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To:	Doug Kaufman <dkaufman AT rahul DOT net>
CC:	DJGPP newsgroup <djgpp AT delorie DOT com>,
	Zippo Workers <zippo-workers AT egroups DOT com>
Subject:	Re: zippo
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Hello!

Doug Kaufman wrote:
> 
> "Laurynas Biveinis" <lauras AT softhome DOT net> writes:
> 
> >which is not quite like ``currently implemented features''. It's kinda
> >hard to achieve FTP/HTTP under DOS anyway. We may solve this problem
> >by bundling zippo with windows port of wget, which would get files for
> >zippo, but don't hold your breath. Yet.
> 
> Don't forget the DOS port of wget for those working in DOS, without
> Windows. It can't be bundled with zippo, however, because the
> licensing restrictions would not allow it on Simtel. You can get it
> from my web site: "http://www.rahul.net/dkaufman/index.html"

Do the licensing restrictions apply to all versions of wget?

Or is the DOS version different because it uses a library that restricts
its distribution? If so, how can that be legal? wget is GPL'd (at least
version 1.5.3 is). The library's licence could not impose any
restrictions, unless it's classed as a system library, I guess.

Not being able to include wget with zippo is a shame. I was hoping to
include both DOS and Windows executables, so that zippo could decide at
run-time which version to use. I hope we can at least include the Windows
version.

Thanks, bye,

-- 
Richard Dawe
http://www.phekda.freeserve.co.uk/richdawe/

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