[gdal-dev] Using code from the tutorials

[Mateusz Loskot]

Micke Nordin wrote:
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> This is my first post to this mailing list, so I'd first like to take
> the opportunity to say hello to everyone (and I do hope I'm sending
> this to the right list)!
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> My question is this:
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> I'd like to use some source code from this tutorial:
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> http://www.gdal.org/ogr/ogr_apitut.html
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> as the starting point for a program I'm writing which will convert
> comma separated text files with coordinates from a total station into
> ESRI shapefiles. Is this all right? And if so, who should be credited
> for writing that piece of code?
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> I will release the source code of the finished program under the GPL.


Micke,

I've never seen any copying information for the tutorial codes.
I think you should be safe considering the tutorial sources as in public
domain and there should not be any need for credits or explicit
permission.

Best regards,
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Mateusz Loskot
http://mateusz.loskot.net