Licensing Question

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# Posted on: 17-Nov-2004 23:46:58   

Frans,

I am working on a project for http://www.developers.ie and have done some work using LLBLGen to generate the data layer. I gave the project source code to another developer to integrate my work into the main project and he said there was a licensing issue...

Is this right? I thought the license was only for the code generator, not the generated code?

Can you let me know what's what confused

Thanks,

Marcus

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# Posted on: 18-Nov-2004 10:08:40   

The runtime libraries in compiled form are royalty free, as well as the generated code. So if you pass on your generated code and the runtime libraries in compiled form, that's ok. simple_smile Don't spread the ORMSupport classes sourcecode nor the designer. But that's pretty obvious simple_smile

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# Posted on: 18-Nov-2004 12:23:06   

Otis wrote:

The runtime libraries in compiled form are royalty free, as well as the generated code. So if you pass on your generated code and the runtime libraries in compiled form, that's ok. simple_smile Don't spread the ORMSupport classes sourcecode nor the designer. But that's pretty obvious simple_smile

This is what I understood... mmm, I don't know what the other developers was talking about then!

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# Posted on: 18-Nov-2004 12:53:18   

I'd like to hear those concerns too simple_smile If you could get them as far as describing them, I'd be happy to answer them simple_smile

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# Posted on: 14-Jun-2005 01:32:13   

I know this is an old thread, and I'm pretty sure it answers my question... BUT... Let's say I'm creating an "open source" application. I just want other programmers to code against the compiled DAL and compiled support assemblies. That's okay, right?

I think I know the answer, but better safe than sorry.

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# Posted on: 14-Jun-2005 10:25:39   

alexdresko wrote:

I know this is an old thread, and I'm pretty sure it answers my question... BUT... Let's say I'm creating an "open source" application. I just want other programmers to code against the compiled DAL and compiled support assemblies. That's okay, right?

Yes, the generated code and runtimes are royalty free. To use the designer and code generator you need a license. simple_smile

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