[Dx4win] RTTY

[Pete Smith]

Excellent -- I was looking at other language on the web-site, and now 
realize that it was referring to redistribution of the program itself, 
rather than use as an adjunct to non-free programs, which used to be 
prohibited.  Thanks for clearing this up, Joe.

73, Pete N4ZR

At 10:44 AM 9/13/2004, Joe - WDØM wrote:

>Here's the link containing the "licensing" language for developers, which 
>definitively resolves the issue:
>
>http://mmhamsoft.ham-radio.ch/programmer/index.htm
>
>And here's the language, directly from Mako:
>
>"Commercial Programs:
>
>"If you distribute a commercial program, you CAN (emphasis added) include 
>code to use the MMTTY and MMSSTV Engines with your software. However, you 
>can not include engines as part of your distribution.
>
>"You must provide a link on your Website to the MM Hamsoft Website where 
>the MMTTY and MMSSTV Engine may be downloaded by your users. 
><http://www.qsl.net/mmhamsoft/>http://www.qsl.net/mmhamsoft/   This will 
>insure that the latest version is used."
>
>DX4WIN should incorporate the ability to link to MMTTY, and make it as 
>transparent as possible.....
>
>73,
>Joe
>WDØM
>
>
>At 08:36 AM 9/13/2004, Jim Reisert AD1C wrote:
>>--- Pete Smith <n4zr at contesting.com> wrote:
>>
>> > That may be, but my impression was that DX4WIN integrated a .dll for PSK
>> > into the program itself, and that THAT would be a violation of MMTTY's
>> > restriction.  Or perhaps MMTTY has changed their language since I last
>> > researched this several years ago.
>>
>>Writelog does not distribute MMTTY or the "shim".  It's up to the user to
>>install these things separately.  The same could presumably be done for 
>>DX4WIN.
>>
>>73 - Jim AD1C
>>
>>
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