The SLE was introduced in v1.0, I believe. It predates 3.2.x, in any case.
On Fri, Aug 22, 2014 at 3:57 AM, jamesniu <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello Sir/Madam， > > We are currently using ZeroMQ v3.2.2 for commercial applications’ > development, 2 questions about license occurred during the development: > > There is SLE in COPYING.LESSER of ZeroMQ v3.2.2, the exemption clause states > as： > "As a special exception, copyright holders give you permission to link this > library with independent modules to produce an executable, regardless of the > license terms of these independent modules, and to copy and distribute the > resulting executable under terms of your choice, provided that you also meet, > for each linked independent module, the terms and conditions of the license > of that module. An independent module is a module which is not derived from > or based on this library. If you modify this library, you must extend this > exception to your version of the library." > > As for ZeroMQ v4.0.4, there is a note added after the same exemption clause > which states as: > "Note: this exception relieves you of any obligations under sections 4 and 5 > of this license, and section 6 of the GNU General Public License." > > Could we comprehend that as： > Q1: Can this NOTE also apply to the SLE of ZeroMQ v3.2.2? > Q2: When we are using ZeroMQ v3.2.2, if we link libzmq, or a modified version > of it, into an executable, also, we are exempt from the LGPLv3, as same as > v4.0.4. > > Look forward to any reply. > > 2014-08-22 > James N. > > _______________________________________________ > zeromq-dev mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.zeromq.org/mailman/listinfo/zeromq-dev _______________________________________________ zeromq-dev mailing list [email protected] http://lists.zeromq.org/mailman/listinfo/zeromq-dev
