If you are linking, then you have to give everyone your ugly code. I don't think Gnugo is under the LGPL. Doesn't goban use the GTP interface in a separate process?
David > -----Original Message----- > From: Phil Zigoris [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2009 1:36 PM > To: David Fotland > Subject: Re: iGo > > Really? My understanding is that under GPL 2.0 I only need to link to > the source code for the library. I'm also basing this on what Goban > has done (http://www.sente.ch/software/goban/). I hope I don't have > to release my code. Not because I think it will undermine sales, i'm > just afraid of people looking at my ugly code! This started as an > exercise to learn how to make iPhone apps so there are many vestiges > of that process :) But I will look into it > > Thanks for the feedback. I don't have a good 'About' screen on my > app. I'll try to include reference to GnuGo in the next version. That > seems fair. > > Also, I am aware of some issues with bigger games not > saving/restarting correctly. I have already submitted a bug fix but > have been struggling with Apple to get it released. Kind of an > annoying process :) > > Thanks again, > Phil > > On Sun, Jan 25, 2009 at 1:18 PM, David Fotland <[email protected]> > wrote: > > I think you have to make all of your source code available too. Any code > > that links with gnugo becomes covered under GPL itself and must be made > > available. The Gnugo license requires you to provide all the code to enable > > someone else to build your entire app. > > > > David > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Phil Zigoris [mailto:[email protected]] > >> Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2009 1:02 PM > >> To: [email protected] > >> Subject: Re: iGo > >> > >> Hi again, > >> > >> I have updated the website and the listing on iTunes (it might take a > >> while for that one to turn over). My understanding is that will > >> suffice since I haven't made any changes to the library. > >> > >> Thanks for bringing this up. This is the first piece of software I've > >> released using GPL'd software and while I know ignorance is no excuse, > >> I wasn't trying to avoid giving credit to GnuGo. I've read over the > >> FAQ and I think things are clearer now. > >> > >> - Phil > >> > >> On Sun, Jan 25, 2009 at 12:19 PM, Phil Zigoris <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > Hi, > >> > > >> > Sorry for the confusion. I am the author of iGo and I am in the > >> > process of addressing this. It will be taken care of by the end of > >> > today. > >> > > >> > My apologies, I should have better understand the terms. > >> > > >> > I hope this doesn't cause too much of an uproar. > >> > > >> > -Phil > >> > > > > > _______________________________________________ gnugo-devel mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnugo-devel
