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Re: FAST C++ open-source contribution
Rolf Andersson / Pantor Engineering
23 Mar 2008 6:24AM ET I got some feedback off-line and it seems that LGPL and C++ libs may
be problematic. I suggest you check:
http://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/libstdc++/17_intro/license.html
Best,
Rolf
> Rolf, thanks for the response.
>
> It sounds that the license is not an issue, and it sounds that LGPL
> might be the most appropriate. What would you recommend in terms of
> software distribution (assuming that we make tar containing source
> and necessary make instructions)?
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> Thanks again, Dimitry
>
>
>> Dimitry,
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>> I appreciate your willingness to help the community.
>>
>> The license we used on the original contributions were based on
>> the W3C license, which gives users a lot of freedom not to share.
>>
>> The GPL restricts the way your code can be used, LGPL is somewhat
>> less restrictive but still requires source code for the library
>> (including any changes) to be offered whenever the library is re-
>> distributed.
>>
>> That said, I think you should use the license that you and your
>> organisation are comfortable with.
>>
>> Thank you for contributing, Rolf
Re: FAST C++ open-source contribution
Rolf Andersson / Pantor Engineering 23 Mar 2008 6:24AM ET
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