[zeromq-dev] 0MQ LGPL'd!

[Martin Sustrik]

Peter,

> Hello All!
> 
> 2008/10/8 Martin Sustrik <sustrik at fastmq.com>:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> We've decided to switch 0MQ to LGPL license. This means that you can
>> link 0MQ with commercial software without having to publish it under GPL
>> license. However, if you are modifying 0MQ itself, you are still obliged
>> to publish your modifications.
>>
>> LGPL'd version of 0MQ is so far available as source code in Subversion.
>> We'll make it available as a package shortly.
>>
>> We hope you'll enjoy the change!
> 
> Indeed, interesting news. BTW 0.3.2 still mentions GPLv3.

Yes. 0.3.2 was "released" specifically to test whether we can get rid of 
the rpath problem.

As for LGPL, LGPL'd code is currently in Subversion trunk and will be 
released as a package with next 0MQ version.

Martin