[omniORB] OmniOrb and OmniThread licensing

Wed, 6 Mar 2002 14:28:15 -0000

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Hi,=20

we wish to explore building and commercially distributing software with
OmniOrb and OmniThreads. Quoting
http://www.uk.research.att.com/omniORB/omniORBWhy.html:

"We encourage you to use it, port it, fix bugs in it, extend and
generally improve it. We simply require that this is done under the
terms and conditions of the GNU General Public License
<http://www.fsf.org/copyleft/gpl.html> and GNU Library General Public
License <http://www.fsf.org/copyleft/lgpl.html>. "

GPL and LGPL? We believe they are incompatible, so this is odd. Can we
interpret this as LGPL for the libraries we link against? We understand
however that this would still require us to distribute complete sources
and (realistically) precludes us from static linking against it.

Is our understanding correct?

Thanks
Mark

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Dr Mark D. Spiteri
Engineering Manager
APAMA (UK) Ltd
200 Rustat Road, Clifton Road, Cambridge CB1 7EG, UK
Telephone: +44 (1223) 866310 Fax: +44 (1223) 866222

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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Hi, </FONT>
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we wish to explore building and commercially =
distributing software with OmniOrb and OmniThreads. Quoting =
http://www.uk.research.att.com/omniORB/omniORBWhy.html:

&quot;We encourage you to use it, port it, fix bugs in =
it, extend and generally improve it. We simply require that this is done =
under the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public License &lt;<A =
HREF=3D"http://www.fsf.org/copyleft/gpl.html">http://www.fsf.org/copyleft=
/gpl.html</A>&gt; and GNU Library General Public License &lt;<A =
HREF=3D"http://www.fsf.org/copyleft/lgpl.html">http://www.fsf.org/copylef=
t/lgpl.html</A>&gt;. &quot;

GPL and LGPL? We believe they are incompatible, so =
this is odd. Can we interpret this as LGPL for the libraries we link =
against? We understand however that this would still require us to =
distribute complete sources and (realistically) precludes us from static =
linking against it.

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Is our understanding correct?</FONT>
</P>

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Thanks</FONT>

<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Mark</FONT>
</P>

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>--</FONT>

Dr Mark D. Spiteri

<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Engineering Manager</FONT>

<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>APAMA (UK) Ltd</FONT>

<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>200 Rustat Road, Clifton Road, Cambridge CB1 7EG, =
UK</FONT>

<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Telephone: +44 (1223) 866310 Fax: +44 (1223) =
866222</FONT>
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