On 03/09/2011 08:45 PM, Aditya Patawari wrote:
Hi Rahul,
It is not written anywhere that GPL is being used but I found the
notice below in one of the files:
#
# Copyright (c) 2009 Mark Heily <mark(a)heily.com>
#
# Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any
# purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
# copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies.
#
# THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES
# WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
# MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR
# ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES
# WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN
# ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF
# OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
#
Should I assume it is GPLed or write to the developer about the license?
This is not GPL at all. Usually libraries are not licensed under GPL.
This is a MIT license, specifically old style with a legal disclaimer.
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing:MIT#Old_Style_with_legal_disclaim...
Use the license tag "MIT" for this variant.
Rahul