Dan's Guardian

[Bradley Hook]

Yeah, "Dan" has some interesting ideas on how he thinks he can license 
things. I like the DansGuardian software, and here is basically what you 
need to know about its licensing:

a) The software is licensed under the GPL. End of discussion.

b) Dan has decided to restrict who can download the software and 
updates, requiring commercial users to pay for this SERVICE (not the 
software).

c) Dan has requested that people do not offer the software for download 
on unofficial mirrors.

Technically, once you have a copy under the GPL, you have all of the 
rights guaranteed under the GPL. So, if you download it to use at home 
(non-commercial), then you have complied with his restriction on 
service. You now have all of the rights of the GPL, so you can modify 
and distribute it as you please.

Dan really has created a very sticky licensing situation, and a friend 
and I might be developing a fork in the future. There are some features 
we are looking at implementing that the current DG is lacking. I work at 
a K-12 school, and we have had a lot of crap slipping through DG lately, 
so we need a filtering system that is as "smart" as our kids. Let me 
know if you are interested in helping out on a project like this.

~Bradley


Dale Beams wrote:
> Does anybody know an alternative to Dan's Guaurdian?  His license details 
> are muddy.
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