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      From: Vincent J. <vin...@gm...> - 2007-09-04 16:35:43
      
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| Hello everybody on the list, This is my first post on this list, and I hope that someone here could bring me precisions, even if my question may sounds dumb. I am developping an application for my employer (that is, a commercial application, although this application will maybe be distributed freely). This application uses LibUsb-win32 in order to establish an usb communication with an usb device and exchange data via bulk transfers. The application is (currently) compiled with VisualStudio, includes the usb.h header and libusb.lib (in order to compile). The LibUsb-win32 library in itself has not been changed in any way. My question is about license and distribution : I have carrefully read the LGPL v2.1, but I would like to make sure that I fully understand all the terms, in order not to deny the authors rights in any way. Since my application "contains no derivative of any portion of the library, but is designed to work with the library by being compiled or linked with it", it is a "work that uses the library", and I think that I am free to distribute my application without providing the source code and/or the object files of my application. Am I right? In a case where my application would display copyright notice, I plan to mention LibUsb-Win32. I also plan to distribute the LibUsb-Win32 library, including copyright notice, disclamer of warranty and a copy of the LGPL, as expected. Could someone confirms that I not going the wrong way? If I am not in a case that allows me to distribute my application without providing the source and objets files of my application, what should I do to be allowed to do so? Thank you in advance for your support And sorry for this rather boring question (My aim is to make sure that I satisfy my obligations under the license, and to go against the rights of the authors) V. |