Re: xPLLib License Issue...

[Mal Lansell <mal@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Actually I've gone a different route now - I've already put all the hard
work into making a framework that runs as a service or app as required,
so I decided to use my SDK with a bit of managed C++ to bridge to void
between that and the ZWave SDK.  So far it seems to be working OK.  I'll
be publishing a zwave.basic schema for low level control soon, with the
intention of also supporting any generic lighting schema that gets
adopted in the future.

One downside to ZWave is that it doesn't seem to report local changes to
light levels - you have to poll for them - although I'm not sure at the
moment whether that is a limitation of the ZWave network or the SDK.

Mal


Mal Lansell wrote:

> 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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