Mon 2003-01-06 16:09, Jasen Betts (3:640/1042) wrote to andrew clarke:

 ac>> You may as well make BinkP the minimum protocol.

 > yeah it seem most popular, what sort of software licence is involved?

Here it is:

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FTSC                             FIDONET TECHNICAL STANDARDS COMMITTEE
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Publication:    FSP-1011
Revision:       3
Title:          Binkp - a protocol for transferring FidoNet mail over
                reliable connections
Authors:        Dima Maloff
                Nick Soveiko
                Maxim Masiutin
Revision Date:  31 July 2000
Expiry Date:    31 July 2002

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8. License
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   You can implement binkp protocol in your software as long as you
   agree to the following conditions:

    1. The protocol shall be referenced to as binkp and not in any
       other way. You shall include the author(s) of the protocol in
       your copyright statement for the software.
    2. Binkp shall always be backwards compatible with it's previous
       versions. Binkp allows development of the new capabilities
       without compromising interoperability with previous versions.
       Therefore, it is important that future developments of the
       protocol are not pursued in different directions by different
       people. If you have any suggestions regarding future
       developments of the protocol, make a reasonable effort to
       contact the author(s), so that the development efforts can
       coordinated in a way advantageous for everybody.
    3. If your implementation is not compatible with past, present or
       future binkp specifications, you shall reference to it as a
       "binkp variation" or "binkp derived".

   Remember that you may use, implement or utilize binkp, it's
   description or any other associated texts or documentations at your
   own risk, without any warranty, without even the implied warranty
   of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE

   Binkp author: Dima Maloff.

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