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List:       geos-devel
Subject:    Re: [geos-devel] Is there a license problem to use GEOS in iPhone
From:       OHTSUKA Ko-hei <kohtsuka () atr-p ! com>
Date:       2010-06-09 9:27:15
Message-ID: AANLkTinJB_6ddaIf0P5YPWlu2z7JFdq4KmKI6_ijP99_ () mail ! gmail ! com
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Thanks, David, I forgot about it.
Your advice is very helpful for me.

2010/6/1 David Turner <novalis@novalis.org>:
> On Tue, 2010-06-01 at 17:08 +0900, OHTSUKA Ko-hei wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> I want to use GEOS in iPhone App, as base of spatialite library.
>> But GEOS is LGPL License, and Apple forces all Applications must be
>> made as Static linked binary.
>>
>> Is there any way to use GEOS in iPhone App?
>
> The LGPL doesn't forbid static linking -- it just requires that you
> provide a relinkable version.  Basically, if you provide the .o files
> and makefiles for your proprietary app, and the source code for GEOS,
> then users can change the library and rebuild your app.
>
> However, you're going to have a *different* problem:
> http://www.fsf.org/news/2010-05-app-store-compliance/
>
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