In short, there's no problem with using MFC.
Lynn Allan wrote:
In looking over the past year or so of the JSword archives, I came across a very long thread related to proper use of the sword-api to stay within gnu copyleft (re: Mike Kienenberger)
Inquiring (newbie) minds want to know:
Does sword have info in "plain english" that provides specifics about the copyleft ramifications of using TSP? I'm aware that there is a gnu-legal forum, but I don't have a law degree. (Is there an EasyEnglish version? :-)
So what, you ask? Moving from the abstract to the concrete: If this scribbler ever gets up-to-speed with TSP, I hope to eventually submit a "plug-in" module for Scripture memorization. Based on the thread referenced above, I wonder if my current use of mfc would violate copyleft??? Certainly, InVerse can't be completely rebuilt from open source (mfc code is available ... perhaps I'm ok? but it's not "free as in beer")
I would speculate I'm not the only one that should be concerned about this. Mr. Kienenberger had enough experience with copyleft to "cut his losses" and give up before too great an expenditure of his time. (Sigh. He sounded like he could have made some valuable contributions.) A worst case scenario is someone proceeding along, and then at the end realizing that their situation prevents them from legally/ethicially using TSP. That would certainly be a "forehead, meet palm" situtation. :-(
TIA, Lynn
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