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neocotic / qrious

Pure JavaScript library for QR code generation using canvas
https://neocotic.com/qrious
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Consider using double license GPL/MIT #43

Closed jlowcs closed 8 years ago

jlowcs commented 8 years ago

I'd like to use your library for a professional project. GPL license is not an option, therefore I cannot use it. Any reason why you didn't choose the MIT licence?

neocotic commented 8 years ago

This library was a massive rewrite of jsqrencode which was released under GPLv3. One of the conditions of the GPLv3 license is that any modifications within redistributions must use the same license. I use MIT for any project that I create but it is too permissive in this case and would not comply with the GPLv3 license attached to the original project.

I'm not a big fan of GPL, but can I ask why you do not feel that it is an option for your project?

jlowcs commented 8 years ago

Ok, that makes sense. Too bad then.

It's company policy not to use librairies under GPL licence. Although we do have some open-sources librairies, our products are not open-source, and the company doesn't want to make the source code available.