On Sat, 9 Mar 2013 08:06:28 +0100 Pieter Hintjens <[email protected]> wrote:
> I vaguely remember the question, it was from Michael Haberler on IRC, > but I seem to remember there was more to it than just calling the > library, and I don't have the IRC logs to check. > > To be clear: you can use libzmq (and any other 0MQ project with the > same license) in a GPLv2 project, both as a dynamic library, and in a > static link. If you make patches, you need to publish them, as usual. > There's no reason there would be any restrictions for GPLv2 projects > since the license is designed to work with all application licenses > including commercial closed source. So, if the use of 0MQ in linuxcnc requires more capabilities, facilities, or mechanisms than can be accessed through the static or dynamic linking that is allowed for in the 0MQ licensing, then the way to fix that is to extend or modify 0MQ itself and send those modifications back to Pieter for possible inclusion in the official 0MQ release. They are offering us help: > If you need any help when it comes to using 0MQ, CZMQ, Zyre, etc. let > me know. On Fri, 8 Mar 2013 20:25:55 +0100 Michael Haberler <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes, linking is needed. Why? How? We need to be able to tell the 0MQ folks what we need that is not currently on offer so they can make it possible for you to use 0MQ by just calling their library as allowed by their license. Thanks, Matt ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Symantec Endpoint Protection 12 positioned as A LEADER in The Forrester Wave(TM): Endpoint Security, Q1 2013 and "remains a good choice" in the endpoint security space. For insight on selecting the right partner to tackle endpoint security challenges, access the full report. http://p.sf.net/sfu/symantec-dev2dev _______________________________________________ Emc-developers mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-developers
