On Wed, 14 Jul 2004, Andrei wrote:
> I am sorry for probably not getting something that should be obvious, > but am I allowed to use the Xerces library in a closed-source, non-free > program Just read the license carefully; it came with your download. And the short answer is yes - that use is no problem provided (and I am paraphrasing here, DO read and understand the acutal license for the authoritative and exact detail) include a copy of the license with the product, do not remove any of the copyright statements and do no tuse the xerces or apache name in any other way than as describing. > or does linking to it make it so that my program has to be open > source/free? No - you are confusing the ASF license with the GPL license which imposes additional restrictions. Dw --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]