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Author Can i develop and sell apps in PLT scheme commercially?
gavino

2006-10-18, 7:04 pm

Im about the license?

Is it free for commercial use?

H.

2006-10-19, 4:17 am


gavino wrote:
> Im about the license?
>
> Is it free for commercial use?


Have you actually built an app for which you're asking a question
about, or is this a hypothetical question?

Shriram Krishnamurthi

2006-10-19, 4:17 am

H. asked gavino:

> Have you actually built an app for which you're asking a question
> about, or is this a hypothetical question?


Why would he build the app until he knew the answer?
Seems dangerous to start building. (-:

Shriram

gavino

2006-10-19, 7:01 pm

What is the answer?
no?

pnkfelix@gmail.com

2006-10-19, 10:00 pm


gavino wrote:
> Im about the license?
>
> Is it free for commercial use?


Educate yourself, please:

http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/lesser.html

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/t...=books&n=507846

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/t...=books&n=507846

Mark Watson

2006-10-19, 10:00 pm

I am not a lawyer, but my take on this is: yes, as long as you abide by
the LGPL license: if you modify LGPLed software, you must make those
modifications available in source code form.

I would say that if you are using MzScheme and LGPLed libraries as-is,
you are probably OK.

The PLT team is very approachable and helpful - put your mind at ease
and tell them what you want to do - a one line email from them saying
"go for it" might make you feel better.

Chichen Scheme http://www.call-with-current-continuation.org/ is BSD
licensed (but some 3rd party libraries are GPLed).

One problem with Scheme is that there are too many great
implementations :-)

Nils O. Selåsdal

2006-10-20, 8:03 am

gavino wrote:
> What is the answer?
> no?

The answer is yes.

You can probably ask the PLT guys on the PLT mailinglist
for more specific answers.
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