> > My question is, in my own application, what do I need to do or display > > in terms of honoring MPL? I have not changed any of the code of the > > MPL'ed package: all the files have their licenses in tact. The users > > of my application will never see the license text in those files > > though, because it will be distributed as a Windows binary. > > You need to read the license and do what it says :-) So go and do that, > and we'd be happy to answer any questions you might have about what > particular bits mean, if it's unclear to you.
I don't think that it was a helpful answer to the question. Actually, I have exactly the same question as the "php newbie" had. I think that the MPL license is written in a quite confusing way - at least for a foreigner whos English skills are not as good as they could be (like me:) So. I'm also developing a Windows program (written in Delphi) which would be distributed as a Windows binary (and probably as shareware). I found a quite good component, which I would like to use in my program. However, the component is licenced under the terms of MPL 1.1 - and I'm not sure if I can use the component in the way I would like to. Could someone please point out if these statements are true or false in this particular situation: * I'm not willing to modify the source code of the MPL'ed component in any way, so this code is called Covered Code in the MPL (1.3) * When I use the component with my own code, the combination can be considered as a Larger Work (1.7) * I can distribute my program as a single executable file (3.6, 3.7) if the requirements are fulfilled (however, I'm not too sure what these requirements are) * Is it enough if I just point out in my own license (and for example in the About dialog) that a) I have used a component called xxx b) The developer of that code is xxx c) The code is licensed under the terms of MPL d) The MPL can be obtained at http://www.mozilla.org/MPL/ e) The component and its source code can be obtained at xxx f) Something else? Do I have to include for example the MPL (or the Exhibit A) as a file with my program? * Can I distribute my program as shareware and take money for it? * What else do I have to do/know? I hope that you are not too pissed off by us newbies and could please answer these questions. Thank you in advance :) Regards, Jouni Kaplas a student and a license newbie from Finland email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (remove the spam part:) _______________________________________________ mozilla-license mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.mozilla.org/listinfo/mozilla-license
