Hi, 2005/12/14, Gennadiy Donchyts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > As I noticed MonoDevelop is under GPL which is ok for free development > environment but I don't like personally > if it would also cover other controls developed for MD. In my oppinion it > would be best if MD will have: > MonoDevelop (GPL) + MonoDevelop Framework (LGPL or any other less > restrictive). > Under Framework I mean a set of base libraries (workflow management, > services, commands, controls, docking). > > Some sources inside MonoDevelop (saw it in the 0.8) were with Novell license > (?) (like TreeView).
I have previously heard of the Novell license, but haven't been able to find any traces of it. If there is such a license, it is not listed among the open source licenses (http://www.opensource.org/licenses/). > But for example docking sources contain GPL which automatically means that > such a library is useless for > any free library which is planned to be used in commercial software also, am > I right? Since LGPL code could Yes, you are right. > be used in any commercial or free (LGPL/GPL) software I see no problem > using it. An advantage is that > in this case it will be possible to create derived libraries from other LGPL > libraries. You are right again. I was fooled by misreading the wording of the about box in my MD. Anyway, I have already asked the license question (what we where trying to do and everything) to the monodevelop mailing list and I should get a reply any moment. I will tell you when I get it. > > On 12/14/05, Victor Rafael Rivarola Soerensen (FANATICO y LOCO por Cristo) > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > ... > > > > > Also, I can think of at least one other candidate to include in a > > > library like this: Lluis's Dock Toolbars in MonoDevelop (here: > > > > http://svn.myrealbox.com/viewcvs/trunk/monodevelop/Core/src/MonoDevelop.Components/MonoDevelop.Components.DockToolbars/ > ) > > > > > > They are pretty sweet. > > > > > > And, for personal reasons, It would be nice to see this library licensed > > > under MIT X11. :) > > > > > > Scott > > > > > > > There seems to be a conflict of interests on your part. > > > MonoDevelop is licenced under the GNU LGPL. The LGPL states that you > > cannot change it to any other licence, except the GPL (regardless > > weather it is more libertine or not). > > > > Now that I remember, the DataGrid control is also part of MonoDevelop > > sometime in its history, that means we should settle on the LGPL only, > > as the GPL is really not adecuate for a library. > > > > (While I am at this, let me ask if anybody knows what is a DataGrid > > doing in MonoDevelop?) > > > > We could of course allow additional widgets that have not been freed > > by the GNU licences under a more libertine one, but they would have to > > be new controls, not ones based on code under the LGPL. > > > > [snip] > > > > God bless you all, > > > > Víctor Rafael Rivarola > > > > -- > > FANÁTICO > > "Por cuanto eres tibio, y no frío ni caliente, te vomitaré de mi boca." > > Apocalipsis 3:16 > > > > LOCO > > "Porque la Palabra de la Cruz es locura para los que se pierden; pero a > > los que se salvan, esto es, a nosotros, es poder de Dios." > > 1 Corintios 1:18 > > > > Jesus bless you, Víctor Rafael Rivarola -- FANÁTICO "Por cuanto eres tibio, y no frío ni caliente, te vomitaré de mi boca." Apocalipsis 3:16 LOCO "Porque la Palabra de la Cruz es locura para los que se pierden; pero a los que se salvan, esto es, a nosotros, es poder de Dios." 1 Corintios 1:18 _______________________________________________ Gtk-sharp-list maillist - [email protected] http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/gtk-sharp-list
