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Subject:    RE: [postgis-users] Non-GPL/LGPL C++ libs?
From:       "Craig Miller" <craig.miller () spatialminds ! com>
Date:       2005-06-29 22:22:11
Message-ID: ALEXANDRIAFWMozgYLo000000c4 () ALEXANDRIA ! spatialminds ! local
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Good point Paul.  I also should have mentioned that you need to give credit
when you make derivative works of a BSD licensed product.  Considering the
length of the two licenses, I'm sure I missed a bunch of other differences
too.  :-D

Other than one class on Information Systems Law in grad school 5 years ago,
I don't know anything about licenses... if anyone wants to know the real
differences you should probably read them yourself and talk to an attorney
(nice disclaimer eh?)

--Craig


-----Original Message-----
From: postgis-users-bounces@postgis.refractions.net
[mailto:postgis-users-bounces@postgis.refractions.net] On Behalf Of Paul
Ramsey
Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2005 3:16 PM
To: PostGIS Users Discussion
Subject: Re: [postgis-users] Non-GPL/LGPL C++ libs?

Craig Miller wrote:

> BSD licenses allow you to modify, use, and sell changes to the code as
your
> own without making the code available for others usage.  LGPL requires you
> to make your changes publicly available.

Only if you distribute your code. If you keep it in your basement (or 
your company) you don't have to make your changes public. The key work 
in the *GPL licenses is "redistribution".

P

> -----Original Message-----
> From: postgis-users-bounces@postgis.refractions.net
> [mailto:postgis-users-bounces@postgis.refractions.net] On Behalf Of Martin
> Davis
> Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2005 2:52 PM
> To: PostGIS Users Discussion
> Subject: RE: [postgis-users] Non-GPL/LGPL C++ libs?
> 
> Ok....  What is the salient difference between these and LGPL?
> 
> Martin Davis, Senior Technical Architect
> Vivid Solutions Inc.      www.vividsolutions.com
> Suite #1A-2328 Government Street Victoria, B.C. V8T 5G5
> Phone: (250) 385 6040 - Local 308 Fax: (250) 385 6046
> 
> 
> 
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: postgis-users-bounces@postgis.refractions.net 
>>[mailto:postgis-users-bounces@postgis.refractions.net] On 
>>Behalf Of Owen Jacobson
>>Sent: June 29, 2005 11:33 AM
>>To: 'PostGIS Users Discussion'
>>Subject: RE: [postgis-users] Non-GPL/LGPL C++ libs?
>>
>>
>>Martin Davis wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Just to clarify - what kind of license *is* acceptable to
>>>your company?
>>
>>We're currently using a handful of products with BSD-style 
>>licenses (Freetype and PostgreSQL, prominently).  Obviously, 
>>privately negotiated distribution licenses are fine as well.
>>
>>-Owen
>>
>>
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