RISC OS Open: Forum: FTP client?

Oct 10, 2012 4:36pm

Gavin (1413) 54 posts

Did I miss something with FTPc? Is it now owned by RComp?

Is there another FTP client that works with RO 5.19?

Oct 11, 2012 6:52am

FTPc is by Colin Granville, who used to look after !PDF and has done work on Messenger Pro for R-Comp. FTPc has never been open source, but was distributed free of charge. It appears a recompilation of FTPc for ARMv7 is available through the R-Comp software scheme but has not been released generally. Whether it can still be redistributed as the earlier versions can, only someone with access to the new version can answer.

Oct 11, 2012 9:48am

Chris Johnson (125) 825 posts

It looks to me as if version 1.48 can be freely distributed. The help file includes the following:

Redistribution and use of this program is permitted provided that the following conditions are met:

1. Redistributions of this program must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.

You may charge a fee for the physical act of transferring a copy, and you may at your option offer warranty protection in exchange for a fee.

2. The name of the author may not be used to endorse or promote
products derived from this software without specific prior written permission.

This is followed by a disclaimer similar to that in the BSD2 licence.

Oct 13, 2012 12:09am

Gavin (1413) 54 posts

Over on a thread last year (https://www.riscosopen.org/forum/forums/5/topics/841), Andrew R. said he would make FTPc 1.48 available to everyone (if I’ve read his post right). I guess this wasn’t done/possible?

Andrew, can you shed light on this? (I’ll ping him an email in a day or two if he doesn’t chime in).

We’re a little stranded on the Pi without a working FTP client…

Oct 13, 2012 5:22am

Matthew Phillips (473) 721 posts

It looks to me as if version 1.48 can be freely distributed.

Well, if the licence conditions attached to 1.48 are unchanged, there’s nothing stopping someone from putting it up on a website for download. It would certainly be more polite to arrange something with R-Comp or Colin, however!

Is it going on the RPi image?

Oct 15, 2012 4:31pm

Gavin (1413) 54 posts

I fired an email off to Colin and he has kindly posted version 1.48 in the usual place – http://www.ftpc.iconbar.com – and now my RISC OS box has a working copy of FTPc again and order has returned to the world. Hurrah!

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Oct 10, 2012 4:36pm Gavin (1413) 54 posts	Did I miss something with FTPc? Is it now owned by RComp? Is there another FTP client that works with RO 5.19?

Oct 11, 2012 6:52am Matthew Phillips (473) 721 posts	FTPc is by Colin Granville, who used to look after !PDF and has done work on Messenger Pro for R-Comp. FTPc has never been open source, but was distributed free of charge. It appears a recompilation of FTPc for ARMv7 is available through the R-Comp software scheme but has not been released generally. Whether it can still be redistributed as the earlier versions can, only someone with access to the new version can answer.

Oct 11, 2012 9:48am Chris Johnson (125) 825 posts	It looks to me as if version 1.48 can be freely distributed. The help file includes the following: Copyright © 1999 Colin Granville. All rights reserved. Redistribution and use of this program is permitted provided that the following conditions are met: 1. Redistributions of this program must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. You may charge a fee for the physical act of transferring a copy, and you may at your option offer warranty protection in exchange for a fee. 2. The name of the author may not be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission. This is followed by a disclaimer similar to that in the BSD2 licence.

Oct 13, 2012 12:09am Gavin (1413) 54 posts	Over on a thread last year (https://www.riscosopen.org/forum/forums/5/topics/841), Andrew R. said he would make FTPc 1.48 available to everyone (if I’ve read his post right). I guess this wasn’t done/possible? Andrew, can you shed light on this? (I’ll ping him an email in a day or two if he doesn’t chime in). We’re a little stranded on the Pi without a working FTP client…

Oct 13, 2012 5:22am Matthew Phillips (473) 721 posts	It looks to me as if version 1.48 can be freely distributed. Well, if the licence conditions attached to 1.48 are unchanged, there’s nothing stopping someone from putting it up on a website for download. It would certainly be more polite to arrange something with R-Comp or Colin, however! Is it going on the RPi image?

Oct 15, 2012 4:31pm Gavin (1413) 54 posts	I fired an email off to Colin and he has kindly posted version 1.48 in the usual place – http://www.ftpc.iconbar.com – and now my RISC OS box has a working copy of FTPc again and order has returned to the world. Hurrah!