I have had some enquiries regarding the licensing of the chess engine.
The original author was contacted, and permission was granted to distribute
my version of TuxChess. The correspondence is included below...



Subject: Re: Permission to distribute TSCP code?
Date: Tue, 05 Feb 2002 02:44:36 -0700
From: "Tom Kerrigan" <cu_ee@hotmail.com>
To: steve@labyrinth.net.au


Well, as long as you're not making any money off of it, I'm fine with it. 
Good luck. :)
-Tom


>From: Steve Merrifield <steve@labyrinth.net.au>
>To: thomas.kerrigan@colorado.edu
>Subject: Permission to distribute TSCP code?
>Date: Tue, 05 Feb 2002 20:26:57 +1100
>
>Hi Tom,
>
>I am seeking your permission to distribute a chess program based on
>your TSCP code. Essentially, the chess engine remains unchanged, but
>the user-interaction has been modified. I have adapted your code to
>run on an embedded desktop phone (see http://tuxscreen.net)
>
>In my version, the current board position is displayed on a 256 color,
>640x480 LCD, and the user moves pieces by pressing on a touch-screen
>instead of typing in algebraic notation. All game-playing algorithms
>remain unchanged.
>
>This project is purely for fun and educational value, and not for
>commercial gain.
>
>Thanks in advance,
>steve