Re: [Jython-dev] Installer test

[Jeff T. <je...@so...>]

Is an installer necessary at all? Am I right in presuming it's so every
user is forced to see the CNRI license and click "okay"? I've got nothing
against installers, just curious.

--Jeff

On Wed, 1 Nov 2000, Finn Bock wrote:

> [Jeff Turner]
> 
> >Hmm.. so the use of a GPL'ed installer won't affect jython's license?
> 
> I don't think so, but I'm certainly not a license expert. The LiftOff
> author have answered the question here:
> 
>    http://www.geocrawler.com/archives/3/2137/2000/3/0/3412144/
> 
> It is my impression that we easily can comply with these requirements.
> The only requirement missing is to tell users (perhaps in the readme)
> where they can get the LiftOff sources.
> 
> It was not my intention to restrict the jython's license, and if that
> turns out to be the case, we must look for alternative installers.
> LiftOff is by far the most free installer I have found. I looked at:
> 
> FreeInstaller. Open source, with a license that is probably free but so
> long that I gave up reading it.
>    http://www.xenonsoft.demon.co.uk/freeinstaller.html
> 
> Instant installer. Almost open source. It uses some ObjectBlend classes
> which is not included.
>    http://gate02.halcyonsoft.com/opensource/installer/
> 
> regards,
> finn
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