2011/10/17 Andy Bennett <andy...@ashurst.eu.org>: >> [...] >> during the past days I've written a small binding for the BerkelyDB >> library. > [...] > How does licensing of this work? > I understand that BDB is available under the GPL for certain uses. Does > your work get infected with that or is it entirely stand-alone? > What happens if I have BDB under a commercial license? (Which, at work, > I do.) > [...]
Hello Andy, I have placed my code under a BSD style license, which gives you a lot of freedom to use it. It's not my intent to prevent the usage of my code in a commercial context. But of course I can only define the licensing terms for the software I have written myself, not for its external dependencies. As far as I can tell, BerkeleyDB is not licensed under GPL. Its standard license does require that you release the source code of software using BerkeleyDB, but unlike GPL it doesn't prescribe the precise licensing terms of such code. [1] Since I distribute my binding code in source form anyway, I don't see any problems here. If you use my CHICKEN binding for BerkeleyDB you will have to observe the licensing terms of both the binding code and the original library. The license of the binding code does not pose any restrictions on you concerning use in commercial and/or closed source context, other than requiring you to preserve the copyright and license note. So while the standard license of BerkeleyDB apparently prescribes open sources for anything using it, iff you have a special license of BerkeleyDB allowing you to use it in a closed source project, I don't see any reason why you shouldn't be able to also use it through my binding in that context. However, I'm not an expert on intellectual property law, so please consult someone who is, if you want reliable legal advice ;-) Ciao, Thomas [1] http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/database/berkeleydb/downloads/oslicense-093458.html -- When C++ is your hammer, every problem looks like your thumb. _______________________________________________ Chicken-users mailing list Chicken-users@nongnu.org https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/chicken-users
