From: Diaa S. <did...@ho...> - 2004-05-09 02:10:55
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I want to ask about MinGW Licensing, I've read the FAQ and the Licensing information on the website, but I still don't get it. also while installing MinGW, I've read the License, and It was talking about libiberty.a being under GPL so I can't use it in commercial software. to be more clear, My question is : can I use MinGW to Develop Software, and distribute this software for a fee. thanks for your time Dia Sami _________________________________________________________________ The new MSN 8: smart spam protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail |
From: Luke D. <cod...@ho...> - 2004-05-09 07:16:21
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----- Original Message ----- From: "Diaa Sami" <did...@ho...> To: <min...@li...> Sent: Sunday, May 09, 2004 10:10 AM Subject: [Mingw-users] MinGW License > I want to ask about MinGW Licensing, I've read the FAQ and the Licensing > information on the website, but I still don't get it. > > also while installing MinGW, I've read the License, and It was talking about > libiberty.a being under GPL so I can't use it in commercial software. > > to be more clear, > My question is : can I use MinGW to Develop Software, and distribute this > software for a fee. > > thanks for your time > > Dia Sami The answer is yes, but I would like to know specifically what we can do to make this clearer to readers of the licensing webpage. It is true that libiberty is GPL, but if you don't link with it (using -liberty) then it's irrelevant. Luke |
From: J. G. <jg-...@jg...> - 2004-05-09 10:27:26
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on the 09/05/04 03:10, Diaa Sami wrote: > I want to ask about MinGW Licensing, I've read the FAQ and the Licensing > information on the website, but I still don't get it. > > also while installing MinGW, I've read the License, and It was talking > about libiberty.a being under GPL so I can't use it in commercial software. > > to be more clear, > My question is : can I use MinGW to Develop Software, and distribute > this software for a fee. You can distribute any GPL'd software for a fee, this is exactly what RedHat and Suse do with GNU/Linux. All Free Software can be charged for in this way. If distributing binaries, your obligation is only obligation is to include a copy of the GPL and an offer of source code (for a small distribution fee) if the client is interested. Regards JG |
From: Earnie B. <ea...@us...> - 2004-05-09 13:11:09
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J. Grant wrote: > > > on the 09/05/04 03:10, Diaa Sami wrote: > >> I want to ask about MinGW Licensing, I've read the FAQ and the >> Licensing information on the website, but I still don't get it. >> >> also while installing MinGW, I've read the License, and It was >> talking about libiberty.a being under GPL so I can't use it in >> commercial software. >> >> to be more clear, >> My question is : can I use MinGW to Develop Software, and distribute >> this software for a fee. > > > You can distribute any GPL'd software for a fee, this is exactly what > RedHat and Suse do with GNU/Linux. All Free Software can be charged for > in this way. If distributing binaries, your obligation is only > obligation is to include a copy of the GPL and an offer of source code > (for a small distribution fee) if the client is interested. As long as you also make your source GPL. The GPL is a license virus that has verbiage to the fact that your proprietary software becomes open source and must be placed under the license of the GPL. This does not prevent you from charging a fee. Earnie -- http://www.mingw.org http://sourceforge.net/projects/mingw https://sourceforge.net/donate/index.php?user_id=15438 |
From: J. G. <jg-...@jg...> - 2004-05-09 22:31:42
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>> You can distribute any GPL'd software for a fee, this is exactly what >> RedHat and Suse do with GNU/Linux. All Free Software can be charged for >> in this way. If distributing binaries, your obligation is only >> obligation is to include a copy of the GPL and an offer of source code >> (for a small distribution fee) if the client is interested. > > > As long as you also make your source GPL. The GPL is a license virus > that has verbiage to the fact that your proprietary software becomes > open source and must be placed under the license of the GPL. This does > not prevent you from charging a fee. Would a GPL licence be such a problem? Diaa Sami would still retain his copyright, and the net result would be the paying customers getting a better deal. Diaa Sami could not link to libiberty.a at any point in the future and it would be proprietary again if he desired that. Regards JG |