On Tue, Feb 1, 2011 at 10:47 PM, Kai Tietz <[email protected]> wrote: > 2011/2/1 Georgi Petrov <[email protected]>: >> On Tue, Feb 1, 2011 at 9:44 PM, Kai Tietz <[email protected]> wrote: >>> 2011/2/1 Georgi Petrov <[email protected]>: >>>> If headers are in public domain, I will be able to include evr.h in >>>> mingw later, but if the headers are ZPL licensed, I wouldn't. >>>> >>>> The problem is that mingw's headers are in the public domain. Is there >>>> any chance that the headers from mingw-w64 are also in public domain >>>> (as is written in the beginning of the current evr.h)? >>> >>> We place headers (not source) into PD. But not in all legislatives >>> there is the term Public Domain usable. Therefore we introduced for >>> such cases the fallback ZPL license as it fits most the intention of >>> somebody contributing to mingw-w64. >>> >>> Regards, >>> Kai >> >> Ok, I understand. So currently evr.h is in the public domain, but when >> I start helping improving it, you will transfer it to ZPL? > Wrong, we won't change headers license. > >> Is there an >> option that evr.h remains in PD while I'm helping, so that later it >> could be included in mingw headers? > It remains PD. Just for juristditations not knowing legal term "public > domain", it gets ZPL. > For example, German lawsuite doesn't know legal term "public domain". > Therefore we introduced ZPL as fallback license for making sure it > remains in legal open-source license, if PD isn't usable. > >> My point is that building MPlayer (which uses mingw) will be *much* >> easier that way. >> >> What do you think? >> > > Regards, > Kai >
Kai, thank you very much! This explanation solves all my problems! Greetings! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Special Offer-- Download ArcSight Logger for FREE (a $49 USD value)! Finally, a world-class log management solution at an even better price-free! Download using promo code Free_Logger_4_Dev2Dev. Offer expires February 28th, so secure your free ArcSight Logger TODAY! http://p.sf.net/sfu/arcsight-sfd2d _______________________________________________ Mingw-w64-public mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mingw-w64-public
