Ethereal-dev: Re: [Ethereal-dev] [Fwd: ClearSight Analyzer's use of Ethereal decodeengine]

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From: "Olivier Biot" <ethereal@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2004 01:59:56 +0100
It looks like there are some Ethereal features that are not present in this
software, such as preferences, reassembly, decode as. However it looks
"nice". The UI runs in Java, looks like.

Regards,

Olivier
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard Sharpe"


> On Wed, 7 Jan 2004, Richard Sharpe wrote:
>
> > On Wed, 7 Jan 2004, Gerald Combs wrote:
> >
> > > I received this email earlier today.  After downloading a demo of
> > > ClearSight Anayzer, it's clear that they've DLL-ified Ethereal and
call
> > > it directly from their application.  A copy of the default decode
engine
> > > (DecodeEngine.dll) resides in "DecodeEngines\Ethereal\".  A string
> > > analysis of the DLL indicates that it contains Ethereal's dissector
code
> > > plus epan, and possibly more of Ethereal's components.
> > >
> > > I sent an email to ClearSight, and am waiting for a response.
> >
> > In the EULA area when you install, they claim complete ownership and
> > copyright of the product. There is no indication that it contains GPL
> > code.
> >
> > There is no list of the copyright owners either.
>
> Well, not true. In the manual, there is this statement:
>
>  This product includes Ethereal decode software (http://www.ethereal.com)
> under licence through the Open Source Initiative under General Public
> Licence (GPL). All Rights Reserved.