Re: [Ettercap-betatesting] ettercap NG goes proprietary

[Bryan <da...@dn...>]

Royalties? =D

da...@dn...

Alberto Ornaghi wrote:

>
> due to the recent EU software patent laws, we are considering to 
> patent the ettercap NG code. once the code will be patented, we will 
> be hired by NetSniffer Inc. the development will continue under the 
> guide of their project manager. they will also provide phone support 
> (1-800-ETTERCAP) for registered users.
> we are strongly convinced that this will greatly improove the ettercap 
> project.
>
> ettercap NG will be released as closed source code (binary only).
> you will have to purchase it for 30 Euro.
>
> the full license agreement can be found at:
> http://ettercap.sf.net/devel/ettercap-license.php
>
> only for today (2004-04-01) and only for betatester (subscribed to 
> this list), you can register to receive a free copy of the NG version 
> with one year support included.
>
> the registration page can be found at:
> http://ettercap.sf.net/devel/ettercap-NG-registration.php
>
> We apologize for the bad news, but even developers have to survive... 
> and they do not feed themselves only with code...
>
> best regards, the developer team.
>