Change the License of the C++ parser

Mathieu Chouinard mchoui at e-c.qc.ca
Thu Nov 17 16:24:04 UTC 2005


On November 17, 2005 07:03, Roberto Raggi wrote:
> Hi guys!
> 
> I'm considering to change the license of my C++ Parser. The first version of 
> my parser was released under GPL, then at some point I changed it to LGPL to 
> be able to use it in other projects (e.g. umbrello, and a couple of 
> commercial applications). The problem is LGPL is not good enough for my 
> goal :( I mean I really want to push the parser and create a small community 
> that use it and help me to extend it. The problem with LGPL is the static 
> linking. I don't want to create problems to the company using it, so I want 
> to change the license for LGPL to BSD (or BSD like license). I'm sure it'll 
> be easy for companies and other projects to contribute it.
> 
> I would like to know what you guys think about it... and what is (for you) the 
> best license for the C++ engine (the parser, the preprocessor and the type 
> checker)?
> 
> ciao robe
BSD is fine with me. but my favorite license is the one used by zlib.
Mathieu

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