Re: [tlug] SSH.com question

[BABA Yoshihiko <baba@example.com>]

Jean-Christian Imbeault wrote:
> Sort of an open-source/GPL/licensing question ... wondering if anyone 
> here has any insights into this ...
> 
> I use the windows version of SSH.com's SSH client. It's free for 
> non-commercial use. I wanted to try out the japanese version, but found 
> out that the license is different. You get a 30 trial period and then 
> have to pay.
> 
> Does anyone know how they (SSH.com) can get away with charging for the 
> same thing but in a different language? (They also have a German version 
> and that one seems to be free, but I am not sure).

OpenSSH is GPL-ed.
SSH is proprietry (even though it is free to use).
http://www.ssh.com/support/documentation/online/ssh/winadminguide/32/License.html


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BABA Yoshihiko