[asterisk-dev] Zaptel/Octasic License

[alex at pilosoft.com]

On Fri, 4 Aug 2006, Jeffrey C. Ollie wrote:

> Some of the files in Zaptel have what appears to be a non-GPL license
> attached to them.  One in particular is include/apilib/octapi_bt0.h
> which has this at the top of the file:
> 
>         Copyright (c) 2001 Octasic Inc. All rights reserved.
>         
>         Description:
>         
>        This source code is Octasic Confidential. Use of and access to this code
>         is covered by the Octasic Device Enabling Software License Agreement.
>         Acknowledgement of the Octasic Device Enabling Software License was
>         required for access to this code. A copy was also provided with the release.
> 
> If this license statement is accurate how can they be used in a program
> that is otherwise GPL'd?  Here's a complete list of the files that
> appear to have this license:
Just because it isn't GPL'd, it doesn't mean it is incompatible with GPL.

Unfortunately, googol search for "Octasic Device Enabling Software 
License" turns up blank. 

-alex