[Winpcap-users] Question on re-distributing pcap

[Loris Degioanni]

First of all: according to our licence you have the right to 
redistribute WinPcap binaries and sources wherever you want, including 
CDs and web sites. So, feel free to do whatever you want.

On the other side, we normally *suggest* to direct your users to the 
winpcap site for downloads, for a simple reason: WinPcap is more than a 
library that you link to your application, it's a complex system that 
includes kernel-level components too. These components are not trivial 
to install and uninstall, and are potentially shared by many 
applications. If you stick to a specific version of WinPcap, you miss 
the benfits of our upgrades and bugfixes (we're going to release a new 
version with many fixes in the next weeks...), and you run the risk of 
breaking compatibility with other tools that may run on the same machine.

Loris


Ben Greear wrote:

 > Hello!
 >
 > Would there be any problem with me including the 3.1-beta4 release
 > package on my web site and/or CDROM?  I figure this will be easier
 > than asking users to download from the official web site, and will
 > save you bandwidth as well.
 >
 > Please let me know.
 >
 > Thanks,
 > Ben
 >