MEDFormat / MEDPython

Python wrapper for MED C library and Python tools for reading MED format data
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License clarification #6

Closed effigies closed 3 weeks ago

effigies commented 3 weeks ago

Does MEDPython consider import dhn_med_py "linking" in the sense that any package that performs the import must be GPL-licensed?

This is the position taken by Mercurial (https://wiki.mercurial-scm.org/License), which requires non-GPL tools to use their CLI instead, so it's worth clarifying.

MEDFormat commented 3 weeks ago

Hi Chris,

Under those circumstances, no. If integrating the c library into a compiled commercial product, then yes. But even that fee is minimal, unless I need to get heavily involved. Hope that answers the question.

Cheers, Matt

Matt Stead @.***

On Sep 26, 2024, at 1:46 PM, Chris Markiewicz @.***> wrote:

Does MEDPython consider import dhn_med_py "linking" in the sense that any package that performs the import must be GPL-licensed?

This is the position taken by Mercurial (https://wiki.mercurial-scm.org/License), which requires non-GPL tools to use their CLI instead, so it's worth clarifying.

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effigies commented 3 weeks ago

Thanks!