John Hasler wrote: [...] > Read the licenses on the libraries you are linking to. Libtiff4 isn't > under the GPL at all. It is distributed under a BSD-like license.
OP mentioned xpdf, uncle Hasler. http://www.foolabs.com/xpdf/about.html ------ Distribution conditions Xpdf is licensed under the GNU General Public License (GPL), version 2. In my opinion, the GPL is a convoluted, confusing, ambiguous mess. But it's also pervasive, and I'm sick of arguing. And even if it is confusing, the basic idea is good. In order to cut down on the confusion a little bit, here are some informal clarifications: * I don't mind if you redistribute xpdf in source and/or binary form, as long as you include all of the documentation: README, man pages (or help files), and COPYING. (Note that the README file contains a pointer to a web page with the source code.) * Selling a CD-ROM that contains xpdf is fine with me, as long as it includes the documentation. I wouldn't mind receiving a sample copy, but it's not necessary. * If you make useful changes to xpdf, please make the source code available -- post it on a web site, email it to me, whatever. If you're interested in commercial licensing, please see the Glyph & Cog web site. ------ He he. regards, alexander. _______________________________________________ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-misc-discuss
