From: Gary K. <gbo...@ya...> - 2006-07-14 21:22:57
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I guess my changing the license from LGPL to GPL was one one enhancement the lib didn't need. I'll change it back to LGPL and leave it as that. whoops gary Derry Bryson <der...@gm...> wrote:Definitely better as LGPL. Commerical apps are allowed and the library code is protected because any changes made to it must be given back to the community. Most of the GNU libaries are under the LGPL for this reason. Derry On 7/14/06, Gary Kunkel <gbo...@ya...> wrote: OK So it is better to keep it as LGPL? then the apps can be sold for commercial purposes? Derry Bryson < der...@gm...> wrote: Actually it's the other way around and putting it under the GPL restricts commercial use unless they want to GPL their app. Any program that links to a GPL library, must be under the GPL license. Derry On 7/14/06, Gary Kunkel < gbo...@ya...> wrote: It's been a while, and I've slept quite a few nights since I did this, but I think I changed the LGPL to the GPL license based on reading a recomendation on the FSF (keepers of the GPL and LGPL) website. My interpretation was the GPL was less restrictive than the LGPL. Gary Derry Bryson < der...@gm... > wrote: I wasn't aware a license change had been made. There is an obvious problem with changing the license, since all contributors would have to agree to the license change and I, for one, do not agree to the change. So, I would ask the license be changed back to the original LGPL. Derry On 7/14/06, Gary Kunkel < gbo...@ya...> wrote: Not sure I follow I've tried to keep the licensing restrictions to a minimum and have tried to follow the FSF guidelines for using the GPL license family. What are you referring to? Gary Michael Montague < mi...@ta...> wrote: I don't think you should take the following comment to heart, but I use the old version that are licensed under the LGPL. I will never even download the restricted versions as I find them completely unsuitable for use in any software. Obviously I'm pretty anti-GPL though. (I'm one of those people who thinks it is the opposite of free software.) The only program I'm using it in is very niche. So niche that there is no point in ever charging money for it! Gary Kunkel wrote: > > It is good to hear that it worked. > > Does anyone have any idea how much xbase or xdb is being used out in > the real world? > > Gary Kunkel ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? 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