[chuck-users] Distributing ChucK

mike clemow gelfmuse at gmail.com
Sat Jun 24 14:08:21 EDT 2006


Ollie,

Pardon me for being nosey, but what does your app do?  ;-)

Regards,
Mike

On 6/24/06, Ollie Glass <ollieglaskovik at gmail.com> wrote:
> Brilliant, thanks very much for clearing up the details.
>
> > 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.
> >
>
> This is exactly what I'm doing, without modifying ChucK. I'll be in
> touch when I release the package.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Ollie
>
>
>
> > 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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