[Tripwire-dev] Re: API Quesiton

[Ron F. <it...@gm...>]

On 10/18/05, Zhan Zhaohua <web...@ya...> wrote:
>    1. We want to know whether the Tripwire could be
> executed by the command such as exec. Whether it will
> control by one Process. Could we use the own license
> of program which execute Tripwire by the command line
> to replace the GPL?

Yes, tripwire can be started using the system exec API.

I think I don't understand the question about replacing the GPL If you
are asking if you can write your own program (a wrapper) which
executes Tripwire, and not GPL that program you've written, yes you
can do that. As long as you do not modify the source of Open Source
Tripwire you will not have to re-release the code publicly.

>   2. If Tripwire couldn't be executed by the command
> such as exec, So whether it will have the UI to
> execute through other program.

To my knowledge, nobody makes a gui for Open Source Tripwire. If you
desire a GUI, you should look into commercial Tripwire
(www.tripwire.com), as they make a very capable management system. You
can write your own program if you like however.

Cheers,

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