Re: Is "VIGRA Artistic License" licence free and GPL-compatible ?

[Humberto Massa <humberto.massa@almg.gov.br>]

@ 26/09/2005 13:30 : wrote Florent Bayle :
> Le Lundi 26 Septembre 2005 17:21, Humberto Massa a écrit :
> [...]
>   
> > And it's not GPL-compatible at all.
> >     
>
> Does that means that I can't use this library in a program under GPL ?
> In that case, how can some GPL'ed programs be linked with Win32
> libraries 
> under Windows ?
>
> Sorry for these stupid questions, but I've some difficulties with all
> these 
> licencing problems.  
>
>   
This is another, different, can of worms.

The "canon" here says you cannot use this library in a GPL'd program 
unless you are the copyright owner of the GPL'd program and add to the 
license an exception "you can link with VIGRA, even though it's not GPL'd".

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HTH,
Massa