[mosh-devel] Including Mosh in our Software

[Keith Winstein]

Nobody has an exemption. My understanding was that JuiceSSH distributes a
mosh-client executable and just invokes it.

On Tue, Jan 4, 2022 at 6:24 AM Alan Kim <alan at netsarang.com> wrote:

> Hi Keith,
>
> Thank you for the information.
>
> According to GPL licensing, all code linked with GPL source code must be
> disclosed under a GPL compatible license.
> However, several software products which are similar to ours all have Mosh
> included, but do not seem to follow this rule. (Mobaxterm, Termius,
> JuiceSSH to name a few). Do they have some kind of special exemption?
>
> I'd appreciate any advice you can provide. Thank you!
>
> Regards,
>
> *Alan Kim *| NetSarang, Inc. | Director of Sales & Marketing
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>
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> www.netsarang.com
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> On Wed, Dec 15, 2021 at 11:35 PM Keith Winstein <keithw at mit.edu> wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> Thank you for your inquiry. Mosh is free software, licensed under the GNU
>> GPL. The requirements would be similar to those of Linux, Git, GCC, Emacs,
>> OpenJDK, Blender, GIMP, VLC, Wordpress, etc. You are welcome to
>> redistribute Mosh under the terms of the license -- you may want to consult
>> your own counsel if uncertain about the GPL's requirements. (Please note
>> that Mosh is a registered trademark referring to the Mosh software.)
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Keith
>>
>> On Wed, Dec 15, 2021 at 7:50 AM Alan Kim <alan at netsarang.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> My name is Alan Kim and I am the Director of Sales & Marketing at
>>> NetSarang.
>>> We are developing a new piece of software called PortX. You can see more
>>> here: https://portx.online/
>>>
>>> We'd like to include Mosh into PortX, but want to make sure we go about
>>> it correctly licensing wise.
>>> Are we able to incorporate Mosh into our commercial software? If so, are
>>> we required to purchase a license?
>>>
>>> If this is not the right contact for this type of question, can you
>>> point me in the right direction?
>>> Look forward to hearing from you. Thank you!
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> *Alan Kim *| NetSarang, Inc. | Director of Sales & Marketing
>>> 4701 Patrick Henry Dr. BLDG 22 Suite 137, Santa Clara, CA 95054, U.S.A.
>>>
>>> Tel: (669) 204-3301 | Email: alan at netsarang.com | Website:
>>> www.netsarang.com
>>>
>>>
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