Wireshark · Ethereal-dev: Re: [Ethereal-dev] Possible GPL violation?

[Richard Sharpe <rsharpe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, 13 Aug 2003, Jochen Friedrich wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> it looks like Checkpoint is distributing possibly modified versions of
> Ethereal with neither a link to the source code nor a copy of the license
> or a link to ethereal.com (Violates 3. of GPL)...
> 
> Source:
> http://www.checkpoint.com/techsupport/downloadsng/utilities.html
> 
> This document has a hint that there is even a modified version of
> Ethereal for CSPs only (Page 55) (Violates at least 4. of GPL):
> 
> http://www.checkpoint.com/techsupport/downloads/html/ethereal/fw_monitor_rev1_01.pdf
> 
> I wonder if the GPL does not apply in Israel...

I think we should simply approach them in the first instance and ask them 
to provide the source, or even donate it to the project.

I believe that the GPL would apply in Israel, but I don't think that 
anything sinister is going on here. 

Someone else has looked at this and thinks that it looks like a quick hack 
that someone put together and made available, and did not think about the 
issues.

I can approach them ...

Regards
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Richard Sharpe, rsharpe[at]ns.aus.com, rsharpe[at]samba.org, 
sharpe[at]ethereal.com, http://www.richardsharpe.com