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List:       freetype
Subject:    Re: [Freetype] License issues
From:       ismail donmez <voidcartman () yahoo ! com>
Date:       2003-08-21 21:06:35
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--- Matías_Pequeño <matux@ngdstudios.com.ar> wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I'm a programmer at a game development company,
> we've choose to use Freetype
> Library on our currently on-going project. I have a
> doubt about both the
> licenses included in the 2.1.4 source package, one
> is about the GPL license,
> since it isn't LGPL (which AFAIK, is more suited for
> library projects) I was
> wondering if there is any restriction about the
> linkage of the library, if
> we're forced to use it as a Dynamic Library or we
> can freely link it
> statically (.lib) into our executable.
> Does the same restriction, if any, also applies to
> the FTL license?

freetype is dually licensed and that means you can
choose GPL or FTL. And FTL is far more unrestrictive
than LGPL . But it would be cool if you send back your
freetype improvements/fixes ;)

Regards,
/ismail

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