Hi..
I need totally free or MIT license Font lib.
I'm Korean so I can use multibyte character.
Everybody using FTGL..
but at source forge it marked as GPL!!
and at their document It looks like MIT.
What is real license of FTGL.
and Can you recommend me totally free font renderer?
Damn..
after 1-2 years later I must make one and mark it as totally free.
why we must be suffered so much about font or that kind of things.
"FTGL is free software. You may use it, modify it and redistribute it under the terms of the MIT license or the GNU LGPL, at your option."
- FTGL Website
FTGL uses FreeType which is released under a BSD-style license: http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/tree/docs/FTL.TXT
"FTGL is free software. You may use it, modify it and redistribute it under the terms of the MIT license or the GNU LGPL, at your option."
- FTGL Website
FTGL uses FreeType which is released under a BSD-style license: http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/tree/docs/FTL.TXT
what is "the GNU LGPL, at your option.""??
it means you can pick whichever of the two licenses (MIT or LGPL) you prefer.
"FTGL is free software. You may use it, modify it and redistribute it under the terms of the MIT license or the GNU LGPL, at your option."
- FTGL Website
FTGL uses FreeType which is released under a BSD-style license: http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/tree/docs/FTL.TXT
what is "the GNU LGPL, at your option.""??
Yeah, it says you can choose to use either license. Take whichever one you like more.
As for LGPL: it's like GPL but if you link to it dynamically (i.e. link as DLL) it won't affect your source code. If you statically link then it does, just like the GPL. Honestly, since you have the option for the MIT license, go with that and make your life easier.
Yeah, it says you can choose to use either license. Take whichever one you like more.
As for LGPL: it's like GPL but if you link to it dynamically (i.e. link as DLL) it won't affect your source code. If you statically link then it does, just like the GPL. Honestly, since you have the option for the MIT license, go with that and make your life easier.
Still confusing .. Is it makeing sense? select very unbenefit license. ??
Who want to choose about using GPL?
If he choose MIT. he can distribute his software as GPL.
I don't understand
Cause I'm Korean? :)?
Trying to put this in simple English:
You may choose either the LGPL or the MIT license. You can choose either one. Some people like the LGPL and some people like the MIT. Which one you prefer depends on what your goals are. Just pick the one that is best for you.
Korean (translated by Google):
??? LGPL ?? MIT ???? ? ??? ??? ? ????. ?? ??? ??? ? ????.LGPL? MIT ?? ?? ???? ?? ?? ????. ?? ??? ??? ??? ????? ?? ?????. ???? ?? ??? ?????.
...just choose MIT and save yourself the headache. Ask a lawyer if needed.
(OK, that was blunt, but I guess that in his case it'll be probably better in the long term =P)
The option to use LGPL is probably there mostly for political reasons.
Some people have a strong preference for anything GPL.
