License info

License info

[Seshubabu Pasam]

Hi there,

We are looking into using pthread-win32. Which pthread-win32 files are 
we supposed to redistribute with our product? COPYING or COPYING.LIB or 
both? Also are we required to distribute this file(s) separately?  Or 
can we copy them into our documentation? Or better yet, provide URL 
links to these files in our documentation?

May be this is not the right group, but probably some of you are already 
using this library and can advise me.

-Thanks & Regards
Seshubabu Pasam

Re: License info

[Ross Johnson]

Hi,

One way to answer this is to say that you may include all of the files 
with your distribution if you like.

However, if you want to minimise the number of these files you need to 
include, then the very least you need to do is (IMO):

- include the pthreads-win32 copyright notice as described in the file 
COPYING along with your own copyright.

- I think it would be polite, if not required, to include the file 
COPYING. This is a wrapper for the GNU LGPL contained in the file 
COPYING.LIB and it covers a few minor things in pthreads-win32 that the 
LGPL doesn't cover, such as a few files that are excepted from the LGPL, 
such as one of the test application files.

- Likewise for the file COPYING.LIB. Because this file is referenced in 
other files, it should probably not be renamed, however it should be 
made clear that it relates to pthreads-win32.

- provide information telling recipients where they can find the source 
code, preferably from your own web or ftp site if it isn't included in 
your distribution.

Here's a link to a web page that looks like it's part of the online 
documentation for various Rational software packages.

http://www.isy.vcu.edu/rational/documentation/doc/legal_information.html

It's probably a good example of how it should be done. It includes a 
reference to pthreads-win32 as well as a multitude of other third-party 
components that they've incorporated. See under the heading
'Rational Test Manager, Rational Quality Architect, Rational Robot, 
Rational TestSuite'. They also appear to include the pthreads-win32 
source code in their distribution.

Regards.
Ross

Seshubabu Pasam wrote:

>
> Hi there,
>
> We are looking into using pthread-win32. Which pthread-win32 files are 
> we supposed to redistribute with our product? COPYING or COPYING.LIB 
> or both? Also are we required to distribute this file(s) separately?  
> Or can we copy them into our documentation? Or better yet, provide URL 
> links to these files in our documentation?
>
> May be this is not the right group, but probably some of you are 
> already using this library and can advise me.
>
> -Thanks & Regards
> Seshubabu Pasam
>