Re: [Wxdevide-devs] Licensing

[Tony R. <tb...@gm...>]

That's a valid point. Any source code we used would have to be GPL'd. So
Nuklear's XSTC and other wrappers we use would need to be GPL'd too.

As far as I understand it, though, if we call a non-GPL'd library with a GPL
program we are still ok. The problem only occurs if we try to compile the
non-GPL'd library into our GPL sources. So long as the XSTC wrapper is GPL'd
the license of the underlying Scintilla library doesn't matter (because we
are only calling it at run time).

-Tony


On Fri, Oct 10, 2008 at 7:12 AM, Esteban Aguilar B. <nab...@ya...>wrote:

> The only problem I have with GPL is like with current wx-devcpp: we cannot
> use non GPL code (let's say, from 3rd parties) compiled in the same
> project.. sometimes that's a pain in the ass. Sure, most people ignore this
> (several linux distributions for example), but if you want to be 100%
> license clean here you have to respect GPL to the letter.
>
> --- El *vie 10-oct-08, Tony Reina <tb...@gm...>* escribió:
>
> De: Tony Reina <tb...@gm...>
> Asunto: Re: [Wxdevide-devs] Licensing
> A: "Nuklear Zelph" <nuk...@gm...>, "wxdevide-devs" <
> wxd...@li...>
> Fecha: viernes, 10 octubre, 2008, 2:00 am
>
>
> I don't think it is much of a problem, but I'd love to hear what others
> think regarding it.
>
> I am not a lawyer so I can't speak definitively. However, this page
> http://www.wxwidgets.org/about/newlicen.htm gives insight into the
> license. Note that the only difference between wxWindows license and LGPL is
> that "binary forms may be distributed on the user's ow terms". As I
> understand it, this means that Mr. Creep could take a binary (i.e.
> executable) and sell it as a closed source product (which is what you didn't
> want). However, our source code would remain ours and would still be free
> for us and others to use. That is, Mr. Creep could never claim ownership of
> the source code, just the binary code.
>
> Trying to create an analogy: If we were making a new car, the license would
> say that we own the design of the car, but have chosen to make it
> readable/accessible to anyone. If someone wants to improve on our design, he
> may do so. He can keep his improvements to himself or he can give them back
> to us (at which time they come under our license). He can use our designs to
> make his own car and sell it for whatever he wants. But, he can't prevent us
> from doing the same.
>
> Now, of course, with GPL, you go one step further. Mr. Creep can sell his
> modified car for whatever he wants, BUT he has to give the modified design
> back to us for free. So, getting back to the real world, Mr. Creep would
> have to give his modified source code back to our project (at which time it
> would be property of the project). He has no choice in this and we could
> take him to court (and win) if we could prove he was using our GPL'd source
> code in that way. However, he could still sell his custom cars/binaries for
> whatever he wants and wouldn't have to share a dime of that with us.
>
> So, if you wanted to provide the safest license, I would say we should make
> everything GPL. Since we are using dynamic modules (i.e. separate
> executables that cooperate via an API at runtime), then Mr. Creep could
> replace one of our modules with his own code and it'd be legal. However, the
> replacement module would have to be 100% his code. If he modified our module
> and called it "his", then he'd be violating the license. However, just
> interacting with our modules at runtime via an API is never a problem for
> any license. So, in a sense, we can GPL everything and still have a
> commercial-friendly IDE due to the nature of our architecture.
>
> -Tony
>
>
> On Thu, Oct 9, 2008 at 8:35 PM, Nuklear Zelph <nuk...@gm...>wrote:
>
>> yes that makes sense. i was hoping to make half legit people less tempted
>> to become a creep and that sort of thing. if anything in this universe was
>> creep proof, don't think we'd live in a world very similar to this one.
>>
>> so you do not think this is an issue? does the creep get away with it in a
>> court? i guess that question directs from "not being blocked out of our own
>> project". i just never happened upon an application with wxWindows license,
>> so i wondered if the creep bit would be legit in a court.
>>
>> i guess if you don't think it is an issue then i don't. i just don't want
>> mr. creep to get away with it in the eyes of the court is all i am concerned
>> about.
>>
>> Nuklear
>>
>> On Thu, Oct 9, 2008 at 8:15 PM, Tony Reina <tb...@gm...> wrote:
>>
>>> Here's the video I was talking about. I think the guy really does a good
>>> job of explaining the major licenses out there. (
>>> http://robinsontechnology.com/blog/2008/06/11/overview-of-open-source-licenses/).
>>>
>>>
>>> Just to be clear though: nothing is creep-proof. With a pure GPL license,
>>> the creep can still make an executable of the IDE, burn it to a disk, and
>>> sell it for $1 million per copy. The only thing that is required is that he
>>> make it clear that the source code is GPL'd and that the buyer can get a
>>> copy of the source code if he wants (for free).
>>>
>>> So my point is that even with the most open-source of the licenses, a
>>> true creep can make money off of us. In my opinion, the real point of
>>> licensing is to make sure that the creep can't claim that the source code is
>>> now his property and block us out of our own project.
>>>
>>> -Tony
>>>
>>
>>
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