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Hi all. Does this have any relevance for us? All the best. -------- Messaggio originale --------
Hello, The dxflib Open Source Edition is licensed under the terms of the GPL v2 without anything to add or remove from that. The paragraph below is meant to clarify what GPL / Open Source means. If your application is released under the GPL v2, the commercial license contained in file dxflib_commercial_license.txt simply does not apply at all for you. Regards, Andrew Mustun On 10/31/12 8:24 PM, Volker Froehlich wrote: > Dear RibbonSoft! > > I'm a packager with the Fedora GNU/Linux distribution. I'm packaging > SAGA GIS (https://sourceforge.net/projects/saga-gis/), which uses > dxflib. > > I read that the "Open Source Edition" of dxflib was licensed under the > terms of GPL version 2. While this is clearly stated in the headers of > the source code, the file dxflib_commercial_license.txt causes us > headache. > > """ > NOTE: dxflib Open Source Edition is licensed under the terms of the > GPL and not under this Agreement. If Licensee has, at any time, > developed all (or any portions of) the Application(s) using RibbonSoft's > publicly licensed dxflib Open Source Edition, Licensee must comply > with RibbonSoft's requirements and license such Application(s) > (or any portions derived there from) under the terms of the Free > Software Foundation's GNU General Public License version 2 (the "GPL") a > copy of which is located at http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html#SEC1 > (i.e., any Product(s) and/or parts, components, portions thereof > developed using GPL licensed software, including dxflib Open Source > Edition, must be licensed under the terms of the GPL, and the GPL-based > source code must be made available upon request). > """ > > Tom Callaway of Red Hat found this statement was not in line with the > GPL and therefore non-free: > > http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/legal/2011-October/001734.html > > It'd be great if we could work this out together. A clear license > situation would allow to include dxflib in Fedora and other > distributions that care about software freedom. > > Sincerely, > > Volker Fröhlich > > -- RibbonSoft GmbH http://www.ribbonsoft.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ LogMeIn Central: Instant, anywhere, Remote PC access and management. Stay in control, update software, and manage PCs from one command center Diagnose problems and improve visibility into emerging IT issues Automate, monitor and manage. Do more in less time with Central http://p.sf.net/sfu/logmein12331_d2d _______________________________________________ saga-gis-developer mailing list saga-gis-developer@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/saga-gis-developer |