On 12-01-18 07:54 AM, Lime, Steve D (DNR) wrote:
I'm hoping someone with experience in this area can chime in. It's a convoluted
subject for sure. MapServer doesn't contain code from any regex library, it uses
an API that a few regex libs support so you can actually compile against others.
Steve
Steve / Josef,
First, as Steve suggests the issue only arises if you build with
the GPL'ed regex 0.12. Second, requirements for redistribution of
source in the GPLv2 only apply if you distribute MapServer binaries
to clients or users (as opposed to putting up a service on your
own servers that outsiders use). Third, the redistribution of
source requirements is normally considered to only apply to code
linked into the executable. While this is a bit of a grey area,
it would not normally apply to the PHP/Python/Perl scripts using
the mapscript api.
So you are likely in the clear.
Best regards,
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Josef Bicik
Sent: Monday, January 16, 2012 7:47 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [mapserver-users] Mapserver + regex license
Hi All,
I have a question about Mapserver licensing. From the documentation
and source code I understand that Mapserver uses the regex 0.12
library, which is released under the GNU GPL v2 license. Can Mapserver
actually be released under an MIT-style license when it contains
portions of code released under GPL? I am not extending mapserver on
its own, however, am considering using mapscript in a commercial
application. I wonder if I would have to release my application using
mapscript under GPL v2 license. Can anybody please explain me this
licensing issue?
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