The silliest thing is that even LGPL is banned, even though it expressly allows likning against closed-source binaries. This EULA isn't a license, it's a marketing scheme. Regards Anders On Thursday 21 June 2001 21:34, Alan Lenton wrote:
I think you misunderstand 9at least from my reading of it). You can give software produced with the SDK away. You can ever give away the source code, as long as it isn't distributed under the GPL.
alan
----- Original Message ----- From: "Christian Klippel"
To: "Timothy R.Butler" ; "SuSE Mailing List" Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2001 3:29 PM Subject: Re: [SLE] Microsoft Plays Hardball: SDK EULA Prohibits Open Source | hi all, | | uhhh....wow..... i can not believe this is true..... im in a bad dream
here ??
| does m$ really try to say "you can use our sdk (sigh!) only to produce | comercialy usable software" ?? | a software development kit ??? tied to only one purpose ??? | does this mean in fact, that, if anyone is making a little
tool/app/whatever
| can not give it away for free as long as it is made with their sdk ? | | its now clear how is *against* intellectual property....... very
clear.....
| greets, | | chris | (now really scared)
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