[vtkusers] BSD license question

[Oliver Kania]

Thanks for the answer,
you replied :

I'd say yes, you have to include the VTK copyright/statement in your
documentation. "Redistributions in binary form" would include
statically linking to VTK libraries as you are distributing VTK object
files as part of your binary.

So just to be 100% sure : the BSD license only applies to the VTK libs which

are no longer visible because they are statically linked in and we can write
something like:

Our application links with VTK which uses the following license:

... license text ....

2009/3/18 Berk Geveci <berk.geveci at kitware.com>

> > 1. If we release an application that links with the VTK Dlls
> > statically , is it necessary to  attach the license at all ? I am asking
> > this because the clauses
> > only refer to REDISTRIBUTION. However, we only use a statically
> > linked VTK and do not redistribute the dlls.
> > This came to my mind because the license seems to make a difference
> between
> > redistribution and usage:
> >
> > Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, .....
> >
> > the following list of license requirements however only refers to
> > REDISTRIBUTION and not to USE.
>
> I'd say yes, you have to include the VTK copyright/statement in your
> documentation. "Redistributions in binary form" would include
> statically linking to VTK libraries as you are distributing VTK object
> files as part of your binary.
>
> > 2. Another question: the BSD-license will have no effect concerning the
> > distribution of our application.
> > E.g. others wont be able to use our binaries for free -- correct ?
>
> It is your choice. You can distribute you application free or sell it.
> VTK license does not impose any conditions other than the inclusion of
> the copyright/license statement in your documentation.
>
> -berk
>
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