Ethereal-dev: Re: [Ethereal-dev] [Fwd: ClearSight Analyzer's use of Ethereal decode engine]

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From: Richard Sharpe <rsharpe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2004 16:12:39 -0800 (PST)
On Wed, 7 Jan 2004, Richard Sharpe wrote:

> On Wed, 7 Jan 2004, Gerald Combs wrote:
> 
> > I received this email earlier today.  After downloading a demo of 
> > ClearSight Anayzer, it's clear that they've DLL-ified Ethereal and call 
> > it directly from their application.  A copy of the default decode engine 
> > (DecodeEngine.dll) resides in "DecodeEngines\Ethereal\".  A string 
> > analysis of the DLL indicates that it contains Ethereal's dissector code 
> > plus epan, and possibly more of Ethereal's components.
> > 
> > I sent an email to ClearSight, and am waiting for a response.
> 
> In the EULA area when you install, they claim complete ownership and 
> copyright of the product. There is no indication that it contains GPL 
> code.
> 
> There is no list of the copyright owners either.

Well, not true. In the manual, there is this statement:

 This product includes Ethereal decode software (http://www.ethereal.com) 
under licence through the Open Source Initiative under General Public 
Licence (GPL). All Rights Reserved.

Regards
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Richard Sharpe, rsharpe[at]richardsharpe.com, rsharpe[at]samba.org, 
sharpe[at]ethereal.com, http://www.richardsharpe.com