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cstreece

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aggpas Component License
« on: July 15, 2024, 10:45:40 pm »
My company will not allow installation of Lazarus because the aggpas component license is free for non-commercial use only.

Are you aware of this?

Thanks

Thaddy

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Re: aggpas Component License
« Reply #1 on: July 15, 2024, 11:03:12 pm »
It isn't. It just requires a copyright notice.
http://www.crossgl.com/aggpas/aggpas-licence.htm
« Last Edit: July 15, 2024, 11:11:59 pm by Thaddy »
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tetrastes

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Re: aggpas Component License
« Reply #2 on: July 16, 2024, 06:48:23 pm »
I think it's about gpc.pas. From lazarus\components\aggpas\readme.txt:
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Anti-Grain Geometry - Version 2.4
 Copyright (C) 2002-2005 Maxim Shemanarev (http://www.antigrain.com)

 Anti-Grain Geometry - Version 2.4 Release Milano 3 (AggPas 2.4 RM3)
 Pascal Port By: Milan Marusinec alias Milano
                 milan@marusinec.sk
                 http://www.aggpas.org
                 Copyright (c) 2005-2008

 License: 3-clause BSD license - free for open source and commercial software
          or GPL.
  with the exception of aggpas/gpc/gpc.pas which has a "not free for commercial use",
  and is not used/compiled by default.

See lazarus\components\aggpas\gpc\copying.txt.
« Last Edit: July 16, 2024, 06:53:01 pm by tetrastes »

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Re: aggpas Component License
« Reply #3 on: July 16, 2024, 06:55:50 pm »
They should update their license page.
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License: 3-clause BSD license - free for open source and commercial software
          or GPL.
  with the exception of aggpas/gpc/gpc.pas which has a "not free for commercial use",
  and is not used/compiled by default.
is not visible there. anyway, few exceptions and it is not even compiled by default.
The license page does not mention 3-clause bsd, but it is 3-clause bsd conformant: free, but the copyright should be mentioned in both binary or adapted sourcecode distributions.
« Last Edit: July 16, 2024, 06:59:28 pm by Thaddy »
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