I personally prefer the LGPL for libraries and JACK seems to be one. But it's your code isn't it? Itsn't it up to you to choose then?
Sebastien ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Davis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, November 11, 2001 5:43 PM Subject: [linux-audio-dev] JACK and licenses: a very important question > friends - there is an important question to be made about the > licensing for JACK. i suspect the answer will be simple for most of > us, but it needs to be asked. > > right now, the JACK source code is released under the GPL. this would > prohibit non-free programs from using JACK. it therefore seems more > appropriate for me to change the license to the LGPL. a small part of > me is resistant to that idea - i think that JACK is an amazing idea > and i don't see why we should allow people who don't play in the free > software arena to benefit. but this rapidly appears as an example of > cutting off one's nose to spite one's face - if Emagic released Logic > for Linux tomorrow, wouldn't we want them to be able to use JACK as > well? > > so, are there are any arguments against using LGPL? > > --p >
