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From: Frank da Cruz <fdc@columbia.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.kermit.misc
Subject: Re: What about that gnu kermit, gkermit (circa 1999)? Usable? OK?
Date: 26 Dec 2004 18:30:33 GMT
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On 2004-12-25, David Combs <dkcombs@panix.com> wrote:
: I've just been downloading (via "pkg-get") some solaris
: packages (.pkg), one of which, on a whim, was gkermit.
:
: (1) Presumably, ckermit (sp?) is a lot better, bugs fixed,
: features, speed, etc.
:
: So, the question: what do you hear, via grapevine, etc,
: about gkermit? (seems to be circa 1999)
:
G-Kermit is perfectly usable, and it's fast. It is a single-purpose
Kermit implementation. Its only purpose is to act as the far end of
a file transfer. It does nothing else. No command or scripting
language, no making connections, etc. As far as I know, it has no
bugs. It was designed to last forever, there should be no need for
updates. For details see the G-Kermit web page:
http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/gkermit.html
: (2) I believe that at least for the PC, you *charge*
: for kermit -- ie, is not entirely free.
:
That's correct, something has to pay the bills.
: But for unix, ie ckermit, there's no charge.
:
For own use, no charge. For commercial redistribution or packaging
with or as a commercial product, it must be licensed, as explained on
the C-Kermit website:
http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/ckermit.html
: QUESTION: would you be happy for ckermit to be
: available (as a solaris "package") via blastwave?
:
I'm always glad to have people contribute C-Kermit install packages for
different platforms. We have a number of them already available:
http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/ckermit.html#packages
: If you say "yes", then I'll suggest it, and ask
: "whoever" to get in touch with you.
:
Thanks. Guidelines for construction of C-Kermit pacakges can
be found here:
http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/ckpackages.html
- Frank