Jim, I should/could have said it more clearly earlier - but to clarify now (to the best of my NON lawyer's knowledge) ...
Hibernate is LGPL. You are entitled to use (link to) the LIBRARIES (hibernate3.jar etc) in your application, but I believe you can't use the source code itself.. Using hibernate in your application does NOT mean Hibernate now has the GPL license. You have no right to change their (LGPL) license. So Hibernate etc is still LGPL. Your app will be GPL because by using a GPL library you have automatically agreed to make your app GPL as well. I have never mixed GPL and LGPL so I do not know the issues. I can't imagine it being a problem, but I don't know. (We are all learning something here!!!) -Damian On 5/28/07, Jim McNamara <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hi Damian - one more thing. <Damian said> Typically Hibernate (LPGL type licenses) allow you to freely use their code in your work (including commercial work). However, typically you should acknowledge their work. This does not need to be in your source code - but it is typically done in "Help - About" in your application. <end> that would certainly help. if i could say it once in help about that while the sources say LGPL it is being converted to GPL for compatibility it would sure save a ton of changes to notices in the source. some of those source folders are BIG. thanks again, jim ________________________________ Don't get soaked. Take a quick peak at the forecast with theYahoo! Search weather shortcut.
