Eric Rannaud écrivit : > On Fri, Jan 13, 2012 at 11:16 AM, Dave Crossland <[email protected]> wrote: >> On 13 January 2012 20:13, Werner LEMBERG <[email protected]> wrote: >>> I would like to add something similar, with the exception that code >>> especially marked as patented within the FreeType source code is not >>> covered. >>> >>> Comments? >> Why not just switch to Apache? > Apache2 is not compatible with GPLv2 ... neither is the FreeType License (FTL), which is the very reason for the complex licensing if I understand correctly (docs/LICENSE.TXT)
> However, by switching to Apache2, or by adding such a clause, you will > likely make Freetype harder to use for some projects that may have > liked the current license better. (e.g. OpenBSD: they don't like > Apache2, and maybe would reject Freetype license + patent grant.) Are you sure OpenBSD is using the Freetype library under the FreeType License (i.e., with explicit attribution a.k.a "advertising")? Antoine _______________________________________________ Freetype mailing list [email protected] https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/freetype
