[LAD] free source code for lots of plugins ... waiting for ports ....

hollunder at gmx.at hollunder at gmx.at
Mon Jan 7 23:22:16 UTC 2008


On Tue, 8 Jan 2008 08:57:16 +1100
Erik de Castro Lopo <mle+la at mega-nerd.com> wrote:

> Paul Davis wrote:
> 
> > .. ports to what?
> > 
> > http://www.kvraudio.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=202468&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0
> 
> There are some *MAJOR* licensing issues with that code.
> 
> The (incredibly naieve) license is :
> 
>     You may modify these projects as you wish, and use components of
>     these projects in your own releases, insofar as said releases are 
>     FREEWARE.
> 
>     You may not use any components of these projects in buyware
> releases.
> 
>     You may not recompile these projects as they are and sell them
> either.
> 
>     In short, enjoy the knowledge contained within, and don't be a
> bastard about it.
> 
> That license is not incomptibale with every free software and open
> source license I can think of.
> 
> Erik

Maybe ask for a dual licensing as gpl or something? (I don't know what
that thing is or anything..)



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