Re: Re: RE MAXNC, light machines, EMCO MAIER,BOBCAD and beta interface test

From: Paul <Paul.Corner@...>

>Whilst the bulk of the EMC package is indeed written by government
>employees, certain additional parts may be subject to other licensing
>agreements. Ray Henry's backplotter and my own enhanced version are just
>two examples. Unless Ray disagrees with me, I believe most of the
>additional programs that make up the whole EMC package are issued under
>the GPL license.

Right. GPL also covers the stripchart mods done by Will Shackelford and
my new interface. GPL really does not prevent any fair use only theft.
What it does is keep a copyright in a persons name and works toward the
orderly development of that work. Since all of these programs are used by
the EMC rather than the other way round, they do not infect.

HTH

Ray