[SDL] Dynamically loading SDL dlls

[Charles McGarvey]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Kendrick" <nbs at sonic.net>
To: "A list for developers using the SDL library. (includes SDL-announce)" 
<sdl at lists.libsdl.org>
Sent: Friday, November 02, 2007 8:49 AM
Subject: Re: [SDL] Dynamically loading SDL dlls


> On Fri, Nov 02, 2007 at 08:53:49AM -0400, L-28C wrote:
>> Why is there a license anyway? It's not like anyone would bootleg SDL or
>> make their own renamed version... :/
>
> Because the copyright owners own the copyright to SDL.  Licensing it
> under the LGPL ensures they get what they want back from the project,
> while making it free for others to use (as in Free Software, capital F).
>
> GPL and LGPL software _is_ sometimes 'bootlegged', as you call it,
> and people have been taken to court over this illegal use of copyrighted
> software.  For example, _this week's_ piece of news may be of interest:
>
>  "Settlement reached in Busybox-Monsoon GPL case"
>  http://www.linux.com/feature/120629
>


I just hope the new commercial license of SDL 1.3 will allow static linking 
and be reasonably priced... or free?  Is there any info on this license yet?

chaz