Do I need a license to use Dev-C++ for building commercial software?
Thanks
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Anonymous
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2007-10-11
No. Dev-C++ itself is merely an IDE.
At time of writing I believe that nothing supplied with Dev-C++ as a package prevents the production of commercial software. Additional third party libraries and tools that you may use may have licence terms that differ. GPL for example requires that you make the source code of any product using GPL licensed code available. LGPL does not.
If this is critical to your business (or freedom) consult a lawyer rather than take my word for it.
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which is essentially compatible to the answer that slocombe already gave you, but a bit more detailed (some would say: too long). And I'm not a lawyer, either!
Mathias
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Hi,
Do I need a license to use Dev-C++ for building commercial software?
Thanks
No. Dev-C++ itself is merely an IDE.
At time of writing I believe that nothing supplied with Dev-C++ as a package prevents the production of commercial software. Additional third party libraries and tools that you may use may have licence terms that differ. GPL for example requires that you make the source code of any product using GPL licensed code available. LGPL does not.
If this is critical to your business (or freedom) consult a lawyer rather than take my word for it.
Maybe you find my FAQ contribution worth reading:
http://www14.brinkster.com/aditsu/dev-cpp-faq.html#legal
("Can I make software with Dev-C++ and distribute or sell it without giving away the sources?")
which is essentially compatible to the answer that slocombe already gave you, but a bit more detailed (some would say: too long). And I'm not a lawyer, either!
Mathias