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

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From: Gerald Combs <gerald@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 14:54:06 -0500 (CDT)
On Wed, 13 Aug 2003, Richard Sharpe wrote:

> 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. 

I doubt it's anything sinister either.  At least one Checkpoint employee
has contributed code in the past; for now I'm assuming it was just an
oversight.

> 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 ...

I just sent an email to support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.  Hopefully that's the
right address.