[Sussex] Licence help

Mark Harrison Mark at ascentium.co.uk
Sun Jan 16 23:47:25 UTC 2005


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Dobson" <steve at dobson.org>
To: "LUG email list for the Sussex Counties" <sussex at mailman.lug.org.uk>
Sent: Sunday, January 16, 2005 11:42 PM
Subject: Re: [Sussex] Licence help


> I would still think about the GPL.  GPL code can be linked against
non-free
> libraries (all GPL running on Solaris/HP-UX/AIX/WindowXX has to do this).
> I would recommend that you put a BIG FAT WARNING that while your software
> is "free" the stuff it uses is not.

Big fat warnings are fine :-)

I was not sure whether I could release under the GPL in this situation. I'm
glad that I can :-)

In case you're wondering - the software is a bunch of xAP Home Automation
applications...

M.





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