On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 7:25 AM, gabrielsenkim
<kim.gabrielsen@...> wrote:

> Hi,
> I'm new to firebird and i'd like some clearification on a question
> reagarding the license. I hope this is the correct group for this kind
> of questions.
>
> I'm not a lawyer just a developer so if this question seems trivial
> please bear with me. I've read the Initial Developer's PUBLIC LICENSE
> Version but i'm still not quite certain.
>
> I'm starting a new C++ project - lets call it The App. In this project
> i'm using Firebird as a black box which means i'm using it for storing
> data. The App links to some firebird libraries in order to communicate
> with the database back end.
>
> When i distribute The App along with firebird do i have to release my
> source code as well?

no , only if you modify the source for firebird and you are required
to publish the source and modifications

>
> It's not a problem to distribute the source code for firebird to my
> customers if that's required.

here is an good answer(see point 5)

http://forums.devshed.com/firebird-sql-development-61/questions-about-firebird-licence-166179.html

>
> Thanx.
>
> Best regards
>
> Kim Gabrielsen
>
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