netdev - [OT] ntop / GPL (was Re: PF_RING: Include in main line kernel?)

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Message-ID: <20091018124706.GG27747@prithivi.gnumonks.org>
Date:	Sun, 18 Oct 2009 14:47:06 +0200
From:	Harald Welte <laforge@...monks.org>
To:	Jarek Poplawski <jarkao2@...il.com>
Cc:	Brad Doctor <brad.doctor@...il.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	Luca Deri <deri@...p.org>
Subject: [OT] ntop / GPL (was Re: PF_RING: Include in main line kernel?)

Hi Jarek, Brad, Luca,

[putting my gpl-violations.org hat on]

On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 06:46:11PM +0200, Jarek Poplawski wrote:
> Brad Doctor wrote, On 10/14/2009 04:33 PM:
> 
> > Download ntop
> > 
> > ntop is distributed under the GNU GPL. In order to be entitled to download
> > ntop you must accept the GNU license. 
> 
> I can't find such a thing neither in GNU GPL v2:

This is true.  The GPL does never need to be accepted for mere use (i.e.
running) the program.  This is at least true for the continental european
copyright systems, where any legally obtained copy of a program implicitly
carries the permission for running the program.  Only for any other activity
you will need to accept the license.

but, like others posted in this thread, ntop is not the PF_RING code.

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