Re: xPLLib License Issue...

[Mal Lansell <mal@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Cheers!  It's a shame the ZWave people can't be this free with their
code :-(

Mal

John B wrote:

> Hi Mal,
>
> > Is there a way round this?  Have I misunderstood the GPL
> > license?  Or am I going to have to not use the xPLLib - which
> > would seriously impede my ability to release this useful
> > connector service?
>
> xPLLib is released under a modified GPL, sometimes called the LGPL.
>
> Below is the appropriate section from the xpllib readme:
>
> "Linking this library statically or dynamically with other
modules is
> making a combined work based on this library. Thus, the terms and
> conditions of the GNU General Public License cover the whole
> combination.
> As a special exception, the copyright holders of this library give you
> permission to link this library with independent modules to produce an
> executable, regardless of the license terms of these independent
> modules, and to copy and distribute the resulting executable under
> terms of your choice, provided that you also meet, for each linked
> independent module, the terms and conditions of the license of that
> module. An independent module is a module which is not derived from
> or based on this library. If you modify this library, you may extend
> this exception to your version of the library, but you are not
> obligated to do so."
>
> In other words, you can use xpllib in conjunction with any other
> software, regardless of the license terms of that software.
> You can also use xpllib in your own commercial software if you wish.
>
> HTH,
>
> John
>
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