From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mail-ea0-x22b.google.com (mail-ea0-x22b.google.com [IPv6:2a00:1450:4013:c01::22b]) by dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 27F8D1F3 for ; Sun, 25 Aug 2013 12:47:45 +0200 (CEST) Received: by mail-ea0-f171.google.com with SMTP id n15so1063557ead.2 for ; Sun, 25 Aug 2013 03:48:15 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; bh=L63N6vOvuRUpyRiS2RY3vwqswIGQabnUNJtcbmK615U=; b=HOHS29n6NwTHFrCRWiL6p87d4s4sR1yTR+8nYpWh1bISAFUiZSb65DEeVKcWW8iMmb HOnDjYcP38zJUA4LQ0y1xBWBMUKMeM0aCqHBmTgVkMPjzBWWGvOFvmssbdQCBjnnVAa3 pd8gmClsY4Nwm239gdxcgrCLbXurq3yHVnVC4exEA6g/YiYz+bOz6Z5KAa4RYnRmKO9j Jf54WBjlDckvXxOKLz9Jrs1E2+WIGhEYE4mFZiuWk/9nVOko8sRnte2drclKbOJWHYZz ageaWD2+UE4pDVClmd/+pUipk18DHWhUIaLCez4FaC+n0iuihpd5DdEAN0tMDqelnJO1 d+3A== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.14.184.3 with SMTP id r3mr3289083eem.49.1377427695195; Sun, 25 Aug 2013 03:48:15 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.223.166.202 with HTTP; Sun, 25 Aug 2013 03:48:15 -0700 (PDT) Date: Sun, 25 Aug 2013 05:48:15 -0500 Message-ID: From: =?KOI8-R?B?7snLz8zByiD3zMHE2dvF19PLyco=?= To: dev@dpdk.org Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=047d7b34386a79f8dc04e4c36050 Subject: [dpdk-dev] License switch to LGPL in 1.3 X-BeenThere: dev@dpdk.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: patches and discussions about DPDK List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 25 Aug 2013 10:47:45 -0000 --047d7b34386a79f8dc04e4c36050 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Hi, one of the changes in version 1.3 is the switch from BSD license to LGPL and GPL , and being the developer able to chose one or another. May I ask why this decision was taken? As I understand correctly, with this change, we no longer can static link the binaries of our applications and embed in our products unless we buy a license. Have the prices been already set for it? Nikolai --047d7b34386a79f8dc04e4c36050 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi,
one of the changes in version 1.3 i= s the switch from BSD license to LGPL and GPL , and being the developer abl= e to chose one or another. May I ask why this decision was taken? As I unde= rstand correctly, with this change, we no longer can static link the binari= es of our applications and embed in our products unless we buy a license. H= ave the prices been already set for it?

Nikolai
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