[Mapstraction] Fwd: Mapstraction mailing list and licensing.

[Andrew Turner]

Thanks for pointing out the Mailing list link - I fixed that.

Regarding licensing - Mapstraction is under a BSD-style license. What
are the examples or knowledge about using BSD code in GPL licensed
Code?

For a simple answer - I would assume if you just use the Mapstraction
"API" then it is easier and acts like a library or uncompiled
application. However, IANAL, so I would appreciate any additional
insight into this.

With regards to the question if you "may", I believe everyone involved
would say "yes" - we're all about Mapstraction getting used.

Andrew

On Jan 28, 2008 3:16 PM, SteveC <steve at asklater.com> wrote:
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>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
> > From: Serge Noiraud <Serge.Noiraud at free.fr>
> > Date: 27 January 2008 21:17:28 GMT
> > To: steve at asklater.com
> > Subject: Mapstraction mailing list and licensing.
> >
> > Hi,
> >       Reading the mapstraction home page, You speek about mapstraction
> > mailing list.
> > All the pointers go on the openstreetmap mailing lists and I saw the
> > mapstraction mailing list doesn't exist.
> >
> > I don't know to whom I must send this mail. You are the first where
> > your email is easy to found.
> >
> > My question is about mapstraction licensing.
> > Apparently, it's free. I don't see exactly what license you are using.
> > I would like to get it into a free genealogy program ( http://www.gramps-project.org/
> >  )
> > My questions are :
> > Can we put your product in a GPL program ? Is there a licensing
> > problem ?
> > If the answer is yes, can we insert your product into our gramps
> > project ?
> >
> > If you are not the good person who can answer to my questions,
> > can you forward it to the good person ?
> >
> > Many thanks in advance.
> >
>
> have fun,
>
> SteveC | steve at asklater.com | http://www.asklater.com/steve/
>
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