[ft-devel] The FreeType Project License

[Jacob Wang]

Hi,

>From the website http://freetype.sourceforge.net/freetype2/index.html, it says 
>that FreeType 2 is released under two open-source licenses: our own BSD-like 
>FreeType License and the GPL. It can thus be used by any kind of projects, be 
>they proprietary or not.

If I choose the BSD-like FreeType License for using the FreeType 2 software 
font engine in a commercial product, it's clear to me that I need to 
acknowledge in my documentation that I've used the FreeType Code with a 
properly formatted copyright attribution statement for using the FreeType 
Project.

However, it's not clear to me that if I use the FreeType packages with or 
without modifications, am I required to redistribute the FreeType packages in 
their source code format?

Actually, two separate questions: (in addition to the documentation 
acknowledgement, license text and applicable change logs requirement for the 
use of The FreeType Project)

1. Use FreeType Packages without modifications - do I need to redistribute the 
original source and object codes?

2. Use FreeType Packages with modifications - do I need to redistribute the 
derivative works in both source and object code formats?

Your prompt clarification is much appreciated!


Best Regards,

Kane