From kirkenda@cs.pdx.edu Sun Apr 28 09:43:33 1996
Date: Sat, 27 Apr 1996 22:24:03 -0700 (PDT)
From: Steve Kirkendall <kirkenda@cs.pdx.edu>
To: Bill Mitchell <mitchell@mdd.comm.mot.com>
Subject: Re: elvis-2.0 and debian linux

> On Fri, 19 Apr 1996, Steve Kirkendall wrote:
> 
> >You have my permission to include any beta-test version of elvis, but
> >please make sure folks know that it is beta-test.
> >
> >2.0n should be ready fairly soon [...]
> 
> I have a local copy of 2.0n built as a debian package, but
> I'll need  clear copyright statement.  Your elvis-1.8pl4
> distribution contains the following statement.  Would it be OK
> if I used that for elvis-2.0 until you provide a copyright
> statement in your distribution materials?
> 
> Q:  Is this shareware, or public domain, or what?
> 
> A:  It is not public domain; it is copyrighted by me, Steve Kirkendall.
>     However, this particular version is freely redistributable, in either
>     source form or executable form.
>     (I would prefer that you give copies away for free, complete with the
>     full source code... but I'm not going to force you.)
> 
>     It is not shareware; you aren't expected to send me anything.
>     You can use it without guilt.
> 
>     It is not "copylefted."
>     I hold a copyright, but currently I have not added any of the usual restrictions
>     that you would find on copylefted software.
>     If people start doing really obnoxious things to it, then I will start
>     adding restrictions to subsequent versions, but earlier versions won't
>     be affected.
>     (So far, everybody has been pretty good about this so no restrictions
>     have been necessary.)

That'll work.  Do you have any release/license/etc. that you want me to
sign?  If so, just email it to me and I'll print it out, sign it, and stick
it in the mail.

