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[Andre Pany]

On Friday, 7 February 2020 at 20:44:32 UTC, jmh530 wrote:
> On Friday, 7 February 2020 at 19:51:52 UTC, Andre Pany wrote:
>> [snip]
>> Now it gets more complicated, GtkD has some additions to the 
>> lgpl rules.
>>
>> I cannot judge how high the risk is for companies to use this 
>> component, but as an employee I do anything to avoid any risk 
>> for the company I work for.
>>
>> Kind regards
>> Andre
>
> The changes are the following:
> 1) Modification to work on another platform is not a modified 
> or derivative work
> 2) Static linking is not a modified or derivative work and you 
> do not need to include source code.
> 3) You have to identify that you use GtkD.
>
> If anything, 1 and 2 should make it easier to use GtkD with 
> your company versus a standard LGPL. The price you pay is #3. 
> So long as you do #3, it isn't any worse than a normal LGPL 
> license.
>
> I work in an industry where the goal is to take smart risks and 
> be compensated for it. Almost everything is a risk. The 
> question is if the risk is worth it or not. If using GtkD saves 
> you X more hours a year in programming time than the C API, 
> then that helps put a dollar value of the benefit. I think the 
> cost is relatively minor, but that's for your company to decide.

I am in the position to convince the team architect to use an 
unknown programming language which gui framework is of type lgpl. 
The team architect of course say, why can't we use programming 
language x, y or z where there is no license question at all? 
 From a risk management perspective I would also decide for any 
other language just to be 100% on the safe side.

All what you say is completely true. Still, the license makes it 
a very hard job to advertise the D Programming Language at the 
place I work. It is already hard, and I do not want also get into 
discussions with IP department about license issues.

And still, GtkD is in my opinion the best UI for D. If GtkD would 
have any other type of license, I could just use without getting 
in contact with IP department.

Kind regards
Andre