Hi Pieter Thanks a lot. The reply is very useful for me.
Pieter Hintjens <[email protected]> at Sat, 23 Aug 2014 14:14:08 wrote: >Yes, the SLE applies to 3.2.x. This is clear from the source code for >3.2.x which contains the same SLE text in COPYING.LESSER. > >On Sat, Aug 23, 2014 at 1:52 PM, jamesniu <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hi Pieter, >> >> Thanks for your reply. >> >> In another word, >> When we use v3.2.x, also, the SLE can relieves us of any obligations under >> sections 4 and 5 of this license, and section 6 of the GNU General Public >> License. >> >> Waiting for your confirmation. >> >> 2014-08-23 >> James N. >> >> Pieter Hintjens <[email protected]> at Fri, 22 Aug 2014 21:36:24 wrote: >>>The SLE was introduced in v1.0, I believe. It predates 3.2.x, in any case. >>> >>>On Fri, Aug 22, 2014 at 3:57 AM, jamesniu <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> Hello Sir/Madam， >>>> >>>> We are currently using ZeroMQ v3.2.2 for commercial applications’ >>>> development, 2 questions about license occurred during the development: >>>> >>>> There is SLE in COPYING.LESSER of ZeroMQ v3.2.2, the exemption clause >>>> states as： >>>> "As a special exception, copyright holders give you permission to link >>>> this library with independent modules to produce an executable, regardless >>>> of the license terms of these independent modules, and to copy and >>>> distribute the resulting executable under terms of your choice, provided >>>> that you also meet, for each linked independent module, the terms and >>>> conditions of the license of that module. An independent module is a >>>> module which is not derived from or based on this library. If you modify >>>> this library, you must extend this exception to your version of the >>>> library." >>>> >>>> As for ZeroMQ v4.0.4, there is a note added after the same exemption >>>> clause which states as: >>>> "Note: this exception relieves you of any obligations under sections 4 >>>> and 5 of this license, and section 6 of the GNU General Public License." >>>> >>>> Could we comprehend that as： >>>> Q1: Can this NOTE also apply to the SLE of ZeroMQ v3.2.2? >>>> Q2: When we are using ZeroMQ v3.2.2, if we link libzmq, or a modified >>>> version of it, into an executable, also, we are exempt from the LGPLv3, as >>>> same as v4.0.4. >>>> >>>> Look forward to any reply. >>>> >>>> 2014-08-22 >>>> James N. >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> zeromq-dev mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://lists.zeromq.org/mailman/listinfo/zeromq-dev >>>_______________________________________________ >>>zeromq-dev mailing list >>>[email protected] >>>http://lists.zeromq.org/mailman/listinfo/zeromq-dev >>> >> >> >> >_______________________________________________ >zeromq-dev mailing list >[email protected] >http://lists.zeromq.org/mailman/listinfo/zeromq-dev > _______________________________________________ zeromq-dev mailing list [email protected] http://lists.zeromq.org/mailman/listinfo/zeromq-dev
