[Coco] Legal status of Multivue and Basic09

[Robert Gault]

Diego Barizo wrote:
> I know that NitrOS-9 is GPL. What is the status of Multivue and Basic09?
> Has anybody been able to run GShell 1.26 in NitrOS-9 (Not OS-9)?
> What other updated versions are around? I know that at some point there 
> was a "branch" and 2 different upgrade paths.
> 
> And finally... Is there a "nice" NitrOS-9 website ? Like the one before 
> the project was moved to sourceforge?
> 
> 
> Diego

NitrOS-9 is not GPL and the de facto status is that if we don't bother 
the current owners of OS-9, they pretend NitrOS-9 does not exist.

Whether NitrOS-9 is sufficiently different from OS-9 to be safe from a 
lawsuit is a question for lawyers. Whether the NitrOS-9 team original or 
current could afford any kind of legal action, I consider very unlikely. 
So don't abuse our current status with NitrOS-9 by making waves.

Basic09 and Multivue are part of the source code but have not been part 
of a release except for RunB. The latest NitrOS-9 release is 03.02.06 
but the source code is at version 03.02.07. I don't know when it will be 
released or if more binaries will be included.

Keep in mind that while there have been contributions from many 
interested parties, NitrOS-9 currently is pretty much a one man show, 
Boisy Pitre. If you would like to see the project move forward or in 
another direction, don't complain, become an active contributor.