| | 1 | `xxmklink` is a command line program to create Windows menu shortcuts and is used by most Osgeo4w install packages (as part of the base [wiki:pkg-msvcrt]). It's homepage is http://www.xxcopy.com/xxcopy38.htm |
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| | 4 | xxmklink is normally free only for personal use, however the author has granted osgeo4w special authorization: |
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| | 6 | > Kan Yabumoto - Pixelab sales wrote: |
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| | 8 | >> Dear Assefa: |
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| | 10 | >> Thank you for contacting us for the use of XXMKLINK. |
| | 11 | >> I just looked at your OSGeo4W page on Wikipedia. |
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| | 13 | >> Let this Email authorize OSGeo to include our XXMKLINK.EXE program |
| | 14 | >> in the OSGeo Binary Distribution and related installer packages. |
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| | 16 | >> We charge a nominal license fee for commercial applications |
| | 17 | >> on a case-by-case basis. In this particular case, we would like to |
| | 18 | >> give you permission to use XXMKLINK free of charge because your |
| | 19 | >> usage is for an open source project. |
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| | 21 | >> We will be most appreciative if you give us credit for XXMKLINK |
| | 22 | >> in whatever context it fits. |
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| | 24 | >> With regards, |
| | 25 | >> Kan Yabumoto |
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