Hans-Peter Diettrich wrote:
I see no problem with licensing e.g. the Find dialog under GPL when used
in building the IDE, and under LGPL when used in other applications as
part of the LCL.
I agree with you, but that call is up to the author(s) of that particular
component.
I have read the licensing something like this :
"We provide the lcl licensed similarly to the fpc rtl to encourage use in projects of all kinds and
we provide an extent of Delphi compatible functionality to accommodate this use, but we put an
incredible amount of work into the specialised components of the ide and we the authors feel that it
should be licensed GPL as a result."
I can't argue with this logic and if I were a major contributor to the IDE I'd want my license terms
honoured also.
Now, I've cleaned up the CR/LF damage in my find patch and submitted it to the patch tracker for
comment. If it gets included then I win, and if not then I'll continue to maintain it out of tree
for my own use. Either way I still have the LCL to build on and therefore I'm way ahead of the game.
Brad
--
Dolphins are so intelligent that within a few weeks they can
train Americans to stand at the edge of the pool and throw them
fish.
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