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Re: gnuplot

Bruce Perens wrote:

>Richard Stallman asked the "gnuplot" developers to explicitly allow
>distribution of modified binaries of their program, and they refused.

I'm one of the gnuplot developers (at least I maintain the FAQ, and they
put me into the CREDITS), and I am somewhat surprised at that statement.
The last item that was discussed on the gnuplot-beta mailing list was
rms's mail forwarded by David Denholm.

I'm attaching a mail which pretty much sums up the conclusions on the
gnuplot mailing list at the time.

I would suggest discussing this with info-gnuplot-beta@dartmouth.edu 
directly before reaching any drastic conclusions.

>This means gnuplot has to be distributed in source (with diff) form only.
>You can't even put the binary in non-free. Barf with a spoon.

Date: Mon, 30 Jun 1997 13:29:33 -0700
From: Alexander Woo <woo@stat.Stanford.EDU>
Message-Id: <199706302029.NAA18427@playfair.Stanford.EDU>
To: David.Denholm@isltd.insignia.com, lhecking@nmrc.ucc.ie
Subject: Re: gnuplot licensing terms


Thomas Williams definitely owns the copyright and he opposes the
GPL.  However, in the past, we have allowed  people to distribute modified
binaries if they
1. Provided the patches to us and in their distribution
2. Included information on how to obtain the FAQ, manual and latest
	official releases
3. Included the GNUPLOT 00README and copyright statement.

His old email address is dead but you can still reach Thomas Williams
by phone at ILM.

Alex

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