Subject: RE: [linux-audio-dev] JACK and licenses: a very important questio n
From: Baker, Steve (SBaker_AT_chello.com)
Date: Sun Nov 11 2001 - 20:20:20 EET
I'm not familiar with the JACK architecture yet, but is there seperate libs
for the 'server' and 'client'? If so you might consider making the server
code GPL and the client LGPL.
The best of both worlds? Otherwise I'm in favour of full LGPL.
cheers
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul Davis [mailto:pbd_AT_Op.Net]
> Sent: 11 November 2001 17:44
> To: linux-audio-dev_AT_music.columbia.edu
> Subject: [linux-audio-dev] JACK and licenses: a very
> important question
>
>
> friends - there is an important question to be made about the
> licensing for JACK. i suspect the answer will be simple for most of
> us, but it needs to be asked.
>
> right now, the JACK source code is released under the GPL. this would
> prohibit non-free programs from using JACK. it therefore seems more
> appropriate for me to change the license to the LGPL. a small part of
> me is resistant to that idea - i think that JACK is an amazing idea
> and i don't see why we should allow people who don't play in the free
> software arena to benefit. but this rapidly appears as an example of
> cutting off one's nose to spite one's face - if Emagic released Logic
> for Linux tomorrow, wouldn't we want them to be able to use JACK as
> well?
>
> so, are there are any arguments against using LGPL?
>
> --p
>
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