Here is a reply from [EMAIL PROTECTED] regarding use of MFC in gpl projects.
----- Original Message ----- I can't interpret Microsoft's license for Microsoft. The language of their license clearly is intended as an attack on the GPL; but it is an inept attack -- the GPL doesn't place requirements on MFC in this situation. >From the GPL's perspective, it's permitted. Another option, if you can afford to wait, is to use Trolltech's Qt when version 4 is released. Version 4 will be licensed under the GPL for all platforms. This will make your code more portable. > [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Tue Apr 19 22:28:39 2005]: > > GNU Licensing: > > We are considering using Microsoft's Foundation Classes (MFC) with The > SWORD Project which is licensed as GPL. From several of the GPL FAQ's, > this would seem allowed, but I wanted to check for sure that it is ok > to use MFC and still be GPL. > > http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#WindowsRuntimeAndGPL > http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#GPLIncompatibleLibs > > Below are some clauses from Microsoft: > > The Visual Studio .NET 2003 license names MFC > > as a "Redistributable", and then says, > > > > "If you use Redistributables, than in addition to your compliance with the > > applicable distribution requirements described for the Redistributables, the > > following also applies. Your license rights to the Redistributables are > > conditioned upon your not (i) creating derivative works of the > > Redistributables in any manner that would cause the Redistributables in whole > > or in part to become subject to the terms of an Excluded License; or (ii) > > distributing the Redistributables (or any derivative works thereof) in any > > manner that would cause the Redistributables to become subject to any of the > > terms of an Excluded License. An "Excluded License" is any license that > > requires as a condition of use, modification, and/or distribution of the > > software subject to the the Excluded License, that such software or other > > software combined and/or distributed with such software be (x) disclosed or > > distributed in source code form; (y) licensed for the purpose of making > > derivative works; or (z) redistributable at no charge." > > > > (source: http://www.microsoft.com/legal/useterms/documents/Visual > Studio .NET > > Professional_2003_English_be8aa149-b0fd-494d-a902-07fdb2007b90.pdf ) > -- -Dave "Novalis" Turner GPL Compliance Engineer Free Software Foundation _______________________________________________ sword-devel mailing list: sword-devel@crosswire.org http://www.crosswire.org/mailman/listinfo/sword-devel Instructions to unsubscribe/change your settings at above page
