[osflash] Commercial use of OSFlash projects?

[Alias™]

Hmm, no using DENG in my project then. :(

Unless maybe I ask Claus really nicely?

Alias

On 09/09/06, Bob Ippolito <bob at redivi.com> wrote:
>
> On 9/9/06, Claus Wahlers <claus at codeazur.com.br> wrote:
> >
> > > Yeah, the whole concept of distribution is a bit muddled when you're
> > > doing web stuff - If I have a library compiled into a swf, I'm
> basically
> > > distributing it as soon as it loads in the browser.
> >
> > That's right. You'd either have to release the 'derivate work' under GPL
> > too, or buy a commercial license from the authors. IANAL, of course, and
> > even amongst lawyers i think there's dispute yet on how exactly to
> > interpret the GPL in this regard (ie whether or not an application is
> > 'derivate work' if it links in a GPLed library).
>
> Statically linking in a GPL'd (or LGPL'd) library is without question
> a derivative work. The GPL very explicitly states verbatim "This
> General Public License does not permit incorporating your program into
> proprietary programs."
>
> GPL is definitely not an appropriate license for libraries unless you
> are a hard-line GPL fanatic.
>
> -bob
>
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