From: Sander Jansen <sander@...>
Date: 2004-08-06T08:30:56+09:00
Subject: Re: Amazing GUI toolkit with visual designer & Ruby Integration


> QUOTE FROM FLTK LICENSE
>     "3. Static linking of applications and widgets to the FLTK library
> does not constitute a derivative work and does not require the author to
> provide source code for the application or widget, use the shared FLTK
> libraries, or link their applications or widgets against a user-supplied
> version of FLTK.
>
> If you link the application or widget to a modified version of FLTK,
> then the changes to FLTK must be provided under the terms of the LGPL in
> sections 1, 2, and 4."
>
> MY TRANSLATION:  The first paragraph (3) makes apps statically linked to
> FLTK exempt from the license.  Then the second paragraph states that if
> we link to a modified version of FLTK, the "changes to FLTK" must be
> provided under the terms of the license.  Therefore, the application is
> still exempt from the license when linked statically to a modified FLTK
> because nothing stated takes the exemption away.

Uhhh I disagree.

The first paragraph is talking about linking to the FLTK library statically.  
The second paragraph is talking about statically linking to a MODIFIED fltk 
librarry (a work based on the library. which should fall under LGPL, sections 
1, 2 & 4.)  Basically FOX and FLTK are probably saying the same things. 

Anyway, I don't want to make this an issue and I really don't care what you do 
with FLTK, but a smart thing to do, is just mail the FLTK guys if this is 
what they intended with the license.

Good Luck,

	Sander










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