Re: [xmlblaster] Licensing the xmlBlaster

[Marcel Ruff <ruff at swand.lake.de>]

Stefan Heesch wrote:
> Hi there!
>
> Yesterday I found your site and I have to say that
> the xmlBlaster looks quite interesting!
>
> Before I dive deeper into the software I want to
> clear an important issue, the licensing. As far as
> I understand the xmlBlaster is under the GNU library
> license version 2 or later. Does this also mean,
> I could apply the GNU lesser license which is the
> successor of the LGPL? 

XmlBlaster is under LGPL. So do what you want to do,
without any fees or royalities.

> If thats the case, I want to evaluate the usage of
> xmlBlaster within a commercial project. In case that
> the software meets our needs, I would like to use
> it in the final product without publishing our 
> source code. I think that should be possible if the
> lesser LGPL applies. Am I right?

Yes, you can use it in your commercial product
in whichever way you want.

regards,

Marcel


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