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csvan
Licenses to accept?
Nov 23rd, 2008, 11:48pm  
Hey everyone,

can somebody please help me out, I am a person who thinks it is important to abide by software license terms, and I had some questions.

1. Which versions of the GPL and LGPL cover Processing and the related libraries?

2. The FAQ says at one point that Processing relies on some other projects with their own licenses (such as the Eclipse license etc). Does this mean I have to read and abide by those licenses to use Processing?

3. Which license covers the Java technology underlying Processing? I am running OSX. MOD: to be exact, OSX 10.5 (Leopard).

I am not looking for exact legal advice, it would be nice if someone could help out though. I would really like to use Processing with a good conscience in regard to license terms and such, I read about the app itself in a recent issue of Linux Magazine and it got to me Smiley

Thanks in advance!
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PhiLho 
Re: Licenses to accept?
Reply #1 - Nov 24th, 2008, 2:52pm  
1. is easy: license.txt for PDE (the development environment) ie. it is v.2. For the core libraries, it is license.txt, ie. v.2.1.
2. Eclipse is a tool. AFAIK, as such, stuff made with it can have any license. Same for the GPL gcc, for example. And thus, PDE...
3. Java Technology Licensing but I believe Apple insists on making their own Java for their platform, so you should check Apple's site instead.

And, of course, IANAL!
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csvan
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Reply #2 - Nov 24th, 2008, 8:17pm  
Thanks Philho! It was a great help. However, what does IANAL mean?
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PhiLho 
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Reply #3 - Nov 24th, 2008, 11:38pm  
A site like AcronymFinder can help: it would tell you it means I Am Not A Lawyer, a standard disclaimer when a programmer talks about legal stuff! Smiley
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csvan
Re: Licenses to accept?
Reply #4 - Nov 26th, 2008, 9:08pm  
Alrite, thanks Philho Smiley
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