[linux-audio-dev] OT: Licensing conflict

[Erik de Castro Lopo]

Christoph Eckert wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> 
> 
> I just started to learn some C++. Currently I'm working on some Qt MIDI 
> tools.
> 
> I've found some code which makes life for me much easier. The code is 
> licensed under a MIT license and can be found here:
> 
> http://www.music.mcgill.ca/~gary/rtmidi/index.html#license
> 
> 
> The free Qt version I use is under GPL.
> 
> I wonder if I'm allowed to distribute a Qt application as a GPL 
> application even if I include the classes mentioned above, or if I need 
> to implement my MIDI connectivity by myself.

According to the FSF, the MIT License (also known as the X11 license)
is GPL compatible. See:

    http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/license-list.html#GPLCompatibleLicenses

Erik
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