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Author: Jeremy C. Reed
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To: PLUG List
Subject: Re: GPL Problems
On Wed, 29 Sep 2004, Nathan England wrote:

> Are there libraries we can use that aren't GPL?


Definitely.

What do you need?

Do you already use GPL in your code?

> We are 75% linux oriented, but would like a library that could cross OS
> boundaries. Are there any GPL libraries we could do that with, without
> open sourcing our code?
>
> We would like to use a lot of GPL stuff, but are genuinely afraid of the
> 'viral' effects.


You are not the only one.

Have a look at http://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.html and
http://www.opensource.org/licenses/

Also be sure to research the licenses used by original X11 and BSD
operating systems.


Jeremy C. Reed

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