Re: [ft-devel] Question about FreeType Licensing

[Werner LEMBERG]

> We have some developers interested in using the FreeType v2.3.7 code
> available for download at:
> http://mirror.dknss.com/nongnu/freetype/freetype-2.3.7.tar.bz2.

Please use version 2.3.11, available from

  https://savannah.nongnu.org/files/?group=freetype

(which directs you to the nearest mirror).  This release contains a
lot of bug fixes and handles potential security problems.

> Is it possible to obtain a list of all licenses that apply to the
> use of FreeType v2.3.7?

Currently, all files (from either version 2.3.7 or 2.3.11) are
dual-licensed with either the GPL or the FreeType License (FTL),
except the BDF and PCF drivers and the gzip module, which use the even
more liberal X11 license (see section 2.1 at
http://www.xfree86.org/3.3.6/COPYRIGHT2.html) and the zlib license,
respectively (http://www.gzip.org/zlib/zlib_license.html).

I've just updated the file docs/LICENSE.TXT in the git repository with
this information.


    Werner