Yes, in the IUP, CD and IM documentation we include the license terms of all third party libraries.
Best, Scuri Em sex, 29 de mai de 2020 12:33, Andrew Robinson <arobinso...@cox.net> escreveu: > Ola, > > "*When using LGPL you can if the library is in an external module, for > instance in a DLL. And you must include its license text in the > distribution*" > > Does PUC-RIO have a copy of all the licenses required for their > independently licensed features in the distribution or IUP/IM/CD website, > or do we have to research that on our own? > > Regards, > Andres > > On 2020-05-29 at 8:02 AM, Antonio Scuri <antonio.sc...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi, > > 1. Are there other IUP dependencies that require this library? > > No, all these libraries are independent features. You can simply ignore > them. You must link with the specific library to use it, and then be > dependent of its license requirements. > > 2. There is no way this code can be used with a commercial app, correct? > > When using LGPL you can if the library is in an external module, for > instance in a DLL. And you must include its license text in the > distribution. > > 3. Any advice for removing this library and code cleanly? > > As I said, you can simply ignore them by not using the features they > provide for IM, CD and IUP. In these cases you must explicitly use > something not in the regular IM, CD or IUP libraries. If you are linking > with just the main IUP, CD and IM libraries you don't have to worry about > these libraries. > > Best, > Scuri > > > Em sex., 29 de mai. de 2020 às 11:45, Moore, Tysen <tysen_mo...@mentor.com> > escreveu: > >> We are using the IUP framework to create a commercial application. The >> decision to use this framework rested upon the statement; "IUP is free >> software, can be used for public and commercial applications". >> Unfortunately, our license compliance team has flagged some issues within >> IUP. It would appear that the claim "free" for "commercial applications" >> may not be entirely accurate. We are fortunate that we are currently not >> using these libraries, however, we could use some advice/suggestions on the >> best ways to eliminate this code. >> >> The licenses that are incompatible with out application include: >> - GPLv2 code which should not be linked with proprietary code >> - LGPLv3 code can be linked dynamically with proprietary code. It should >> be possible for the user to change the LGPLv3 library. >> >> Thanks in advance for any advice/help. >> >> Tysen Moore >> >> >> The specific files/library at issue are: >> >> 1- /thirdparty/im/src/fftw >> >> IMPORTANT: The FFTW lib has a GPL license. The license of the >> "im_fftw" library is automatically GPL. >> So you cannot use it for commercial applications without contacting >> the authors. >> >> PROBLEM: This makes this library unusable for our commercial >> application. >> RESOLUTION: Luckily we are not using this code. >> QUESTIONS: 1. Are there other IUP dependencies that require this >> library? >> 2. There is no way this code can be used with a >> commercial app, correct? >> 3. Any advice for removing this library and code cleanly? >> >> 2- /thirdparty/im/src/minilzo >> >> "LZO compression support uses mini-libLZO version 2.07. \n >> http://www.oberhumer.com/opensource/lzo/ \n >> Copyright (C) 1996-2014 Markus Franz Xaver Johannes Oberhumer \n >> But its License is GPL, so we kept it in a separate library >> called "im_lzo" that is also GPL." >> >> PROBLEM: This makes this library unusable for our commercial >> application. >> RESOLUTION: Luckily we are not using this code. >> QUESTIONS: 1. Are there other IUP dependencies that require this >> library? >> 2. There is no way this code can be used with a >> commercial app, correct? >> 3. Any advice for removing this library and code cleanly? >> >> 3- thirdparty/iup/srcmglplot >> >> "<p>MathGL is a library for creating plots that is system >> independent. It is >> maintained by Alexey Balakin and available at SourceForge >> <a href="http://mathgl.sourceforge.net/";> >> http://mathgl.sourceforge.net/</a> with >> GPL and >> LGPL licenses.</p>" >> >> PROBLEM: This is licensed with GPL and LGPL licenses. MATGL >> appears to mainly be LGPLv3; however, iup/srcmglplot/mgl2/mgl.h is GPLv2 >> which prevents use in commercial apps. >> RESOLUTION: Luckily we are not using this code. >> QUESTIONS: 1. Are there other IUP dependencies that require this >> library? >> 2. There is no way this code can be used with a >> commercial app, correct? >> 3. Any advice for removing this library and code cleanly? >> >> 4- /thirdparty/iup/srctuio/tuio >> >> "This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify >> it >> under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the >> Free >> Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your >> option) >> any later version." >> >> PROBLEM: This makes this library unusable for our commercial >> application. >> RESOLUTION: Luckily we are not using this code. >> QUESTIONS: 1. Are there other IUP dependencies that require this >> library? >> 2. There is no way this code can be used with a >> commercial app, correct? >> 3. Any advice for removing this library and code cleanly? >> >> 5- /thirdparty/cd/src/pdflib >> >> "pdflib is not free for commercial products. If we don't use or we >> have a license than it's ok. >> Licensing and Copyright >> ======================= >> THIS IS NOT PUBLIC DOMAIN OR FREEWARE SOFTWARE! >> >> PDFlib Lite can freely be used for non-profit personal use. >> The license text can be found in the file PDFlib-Lite-license.pdf. >> >> PDFlib, PDFlib+PDI, and PPS can only be used under the terms of >> a commercial license, and always require a license fee. Details >> of the license can be found in the file PDFlib-license.pdf. >> Licensing information is available in the file >> PDFlib-purchase-order.pdf, >> and on our Web site www.pdflib.com. >> >> Please contact us if you are interested in obtaining a commercial >> PDFlib license: >> >> PDFlib GmbH >> Licensing Department >> Franziska-Bilek-Weg 9, 80339 Munich, Germany >> fax +49/89/452 33 84-99 >> >> License inquiries: sa...@pdflib.com >> >> Support for PDFlib licensees: supp...@pdflib.com" >> >> PROBLEM: This is clearly NOT free for commercial use. >> RESOLUTION: Luckily we are not using this code. >> QUESTIONS: 1. 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