If you need to use a GPLed library in a non GPL program then you can negotiate with the copyright holders.
Sometimes GPL can protect OSS developers from being 'exploited' by companies. ^Tum > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:mono-list- > [EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of C�dric Marcone > Sent: Friday, 7 February 2003 3:33 a.m. > To: Adam Treat > Cc: Freddy BL; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [Mono-list] - C# / OpenGL and System.Windows.Forms on > > Because linking to a GPLed library "forces" your software to be GPLed, > not with LGPL. > > On Thu, 2003-02-06 at 14:08, Adam Treat wrote: > > --- Freddy BL <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > CsGL is licensed under the MIT/BSD-license. Thats license is ok, I > think. > > > The Mesa3D-library is licensed under an similar BSD-license. > > > At your project-page under http://sourceforge.net/projects/monoglo > there > > > stand "License: GNU General Public License (GPL)". Thats what I don't > like. > > > MonoGLo is a library. So BSD/MIT is ok and LGPL is ok, but not GPL! > > > (Btw: Adam have choosen for Qt# the same license) :-( > > > > Could you please explain *why* you think the GPL is not acceptable for > libraries? The GPL is one > > of the most widely used Free Software licenses. The LGPL license is > known as the *lesser* license > > and was created for strategic reasons not because of any principle that > 'libraries should be free > > for proprietary developers'. Do you wish to create proprietary software > with MonoGlo? > > > > Adam > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. > > http://mailplus.yahoo.com > > _______________________________________________ > > Mono-list maillist - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/mono-list > > > _______________________________________________ > Mono-list maillist - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/mono-list _______________________________________________ Mono-list maillist - [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/mono-list
