[postgis-users] Non-GPL/LGPL C++ libs?

[Martin Davis]

That's right - we're happy to discuss terms of relicensing.

Just to clarify - what kind of license *is* acceptable to your company?


Martin Davis, Senior Technical Architect
Vivid Solutions Inc.      www.vividsolutions.com
Suite #1A-2328 Government Street Victoria, B.C. V8T 5G5
Phone: (250) 385 6040 - Local 308 Fax: (250) 385 6046


> -----Original Message-----
> From: postgis-users-bounces at postgis.refractions.net 
> [mailto:postgis-users-bounces at postgis.refractions.net] On 
> Behalf Of Paul Ramsey
> Sent: June 29, 2005 10:57 AM
> To: PostGIS Users Discussion
> Subject: Re: [postgis-users] Non-GPL/LGPL C++ libs?
> 
> 
> JTS is LGPL, but the copyrights are all held by Vivid, so they can 
> re-license if given sufficient incentive. I know of nothing 
> comparable 
> in the "free" category that is not *GPL.
> 
> P
> 
> Markus Schaber wrote:
> 
> > Hi, Owen,
> > 
> > Owen Jacobson wrote:
> > 
> > 
> >>>Is it really specifically to the (L)GPL licenses, or is it against 
> >>>copylefted licenses?
> >>
> >>Copylefted licenses in general, I suspect, but we've only run into 
> >>managerial veto on GPL and LGPL licenses specifically.
> > 
> > 
> > Sad to hear this.
> > 
> > Does your management know that you might have to deploy PostGIS 
> > enabled PostgreSQL servers which are pure GPL?
> > 
> > 
> >>Foo.  Any suggestions for tools in other languages?
> > 
> > 
> > I only found import/export or conversion projects, but no real geo 
> > processing library.
> > 
> > 
> > Markus
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