[chuck-users] Distributing ChucK

[Spencer Salazar]

If your app links to chuck as a library (static or dynamic), or  
includes any part of it in directly in your app, then no.  if you are  
just distributing chuck in the same zip file or something, and the  
two programs interact through on-the-fly commands, OSC, or some other  
IPC mechanism, then thats okay.

Though, if you do distribute chuck, you also have to distribute the  
chuck source for at least 3 years after you last distribute it,  
including modifications, if you made any.  This can be as direct as  
bundling the source with the chuck binary, or as indirect as sending  
someone a CD with the source on it.  (Assuming you arent distributing  
a modified binary, you can actually just link to the chuck webpage.)   
If you dont include the source with the binary, you have to indicate  
somehow how people can get the source.

Also, you have to include a copy of the GPL (available as the file  
COPYING in the chuck download, among other places) directly with the  
chuck executable.

whew... hope this helps,
spencer

On Jun 23, 2006, at 2:44 PM, Ollie Glass wrote:

> My app isn't open source. Is it okay to distribute ChucK with it?
>
> Sorry if this seems like an obvious question, I'm not very clear on
> licences and don't want to make a mistake.
>
> Ollie
>
>> Yes!
>>
>> The GNU public license allows you to freely modify and distribute  
>> derivative
>> works as long as you give due credit and provide the source code  
>> for free.
>> If you look closely inside ChucK you will find RTMidi and RTAudio  
>> by Gary
>> Scavone and libsndfile by Eric de Castro Lopo.
>>
>> Let us know when you are finished packaging your app.
>>
>> --art
>>
>>
>> On 22-Jun-06, at 2:26 AM, Ollie Glass wrote:
>>
>>
>> I'd like to distribute ChucK with my app, saving users from
>>
>> downloading it seperatly. Is it ok to do this?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Ollie
>>
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