[Dotgnu-pnet-commits] pnet/doc pnet_faq.html,1.12,1.13

[Rhys Weatherley <address@hidden>]

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  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;6.7. <a href="#q6_7">What other tools do you 
have?</a><br>
  7. <a href="#q7">Copyright issues</a><br>
! &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;7.1. <a href="#q7_1">Why isn't the C# library 
LGPL?</a><br>
  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;7.2. <a href="#q7_2">Who owns the Copyright on 
patches?</a><br>
  8. <a href="#q8">How can I help?</a><br>
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  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;6.7. <a href="#q6_7">What other tools do you 
have?</a><br>
  7. <a href="#q7">Copyright issues</a><br>
! &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;7.1. <a href="#q7_1">What is the license on the C# 
library?</a><br>
  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;7.2. <a href="#q7_2">Who owns the Copyright on 
patches?</a><br>
  8. <a href="#q8">How can I help?</a><br>
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  <a name="q7"><h2>7. Copyright issues</h2>
  
! <a name="q7_1"><h3>7.1. Why isn't the C# library LGPL?</h3>
  
  The license on the C# library, "<code>pnetlib</code>", is distributed
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  <a name="q7"><h2>7. Copyright issues</h2>
  
! <a name="q7_1"><h3>7.1. What is the license on the C# library?</h3>
  
  The license on the C# library, "<code>pnetlib</code>", is distributed
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  <blockquote>
  The source code for the library is distributed under the terms of the
! GNU General Public License, with the following exception: if you link
! this library against your own program, then you do not need to release
! the source code for that program.  However, any changes that you make
! to the library itself, or to any native methods upon which the library
! relies, must be re-distributed in accordance with the terms of the GPL.
! </blockquote>
  
  We call this the "GPL plus linking exception", which is also used by
! the GNU Classpath project.<p>
! 
! An obvious licensing question that many people have is why use the GPL
! instead of the LGPL for this library?  We aren't trying to restrict its
! use by commercial entities.<p>
! 
! However, there is a small catch with the LGPL and native methods.
! A commercial entity could produce their own proprietry runtime engine
! that has "enhanced" native method support of some kind.  Under the
! terms of the LGPL, they would be obligated to release the declaration
! of the native method in the C# system library.  For example:<p>
! 
!       <blockquote>
!       <code>extern int enhanced_method(string arg1, int arg2);</code>
!       </blockquote>
! 
! But would they be obligated to release the source code to the native
! method's implementation under the terms of the LGPL?  Because it is in
! a separate program (their runtime engine), it isn't strictly part of
! the library.  The result would be a C# library that is useless without
! their proprietry native method implementation.  This state of affairs
! is undesirable.<p>
  
! Under the terms of the GPL, we can require that the source code to
! native methods must also be available, or the library modification
! is disallowed.<p>
  
! This is why we have decided to use the GPL with the linking exception
! described above.<p>
  
! [Aside: by "native method" we mean any method that is implemented in
! something other than IL bytecode.  This includes PInvoke functions and
! "internalcall" methods, among others.]<p>
  
  <a name="q7_2"><h3>7.2. Who owns the Copyright on patches?</h3>
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  <blockquote>
  The source code for the library is distributed under the terms of the
! GNU General Public License, with the following exception:<p>
! As a special exception, the copyright holders of this library give you
! permission to link this library with independent modules to produce an
! executable, regardless of the license terms of these independent modules,
! and to copy and distribute the resulting executable under terms of your
! choice, provided that you also meet, for each linked independent module,
! the terms and conditions of the license of that module.  An independent
! module is a module which is not derived from or based on this library.
! If you modify this library, you may extend this exception to your
! version of the library, but you are not obligated to do so.  If you do
! not wish to do so, delete this exception statement from your version.
! </blockquote><p>
  
  We call this the "GPL plus linking exception", which is also used by
! the GNU Classpath project (<a 
href="http://www.gnu.org/software/classpath/classpath.html";><code>http://www.gnu.org/software/classpath/classpath.html</code></a>.<p>
  
! Earlier versions of the C# library's license had the following
! exception:<p>
  
! <blockquote>
! If you link this library against your own program, then you do not need
! to release the source code for that program.  However, any changes that
! you make to the library itself, or to any native methods upon which the
! library relies, must be re-distributed in accordance with the terms of
! the GPL.
! </blockquote><p>
  
! It is our intention to keep the exception synchronized with GNU Classpath,
! so that all similar libraries in the GNU Project have consistent licensing.<p>
  
  <a name="q7_2"><h3>7.2. Who owns the Copyright on patches?</h3>