Paul Ramsey wrote: > The only people that would be affected by Mapserver+AGG2.5 GPL would be
folks currently distributing binary-only, ALTERED versions of Mapserver, who want to keep their alterations proprietary and closed. And then only if they insisted on distributing binary-only, altered versions of Mapserver+AGG2.5! Not many of those folks, methinks? MapDotNet Server? Anyone else?
Paul, I would add that MapServer + AGG2.5 GPL could not be distributed in binary form linked with any components that do not satisfy the GPL source code access and redistribution requirements of GPL. So that means binaries linked with SDE, Oracle, MrSID, ECW, and other libraries which impose limitations not compatible with the GPL. That would affect MS4W and FWTools for instance. Nevertheless, as you note, AGG 2.4 (pre GPL) is not a problem and so for now there is no significant issue. Best regards, -- ---------------------------------------+-------------------------------------- I set the clouds in motion - turn up | Frank Warmerdam, [EMAIL PROTECTED] light and sound - activate the windows | http://pobox.com/~warmerdam and watch the world go round - Rush | President OSGeo, http://osgeo.org
