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Model Specific Forums => Sharp Zaurus => Zaurus - pdaXrom => Topic started by: badog on April 20, 2005, 12:55:28 am

Title: Is Pdaxrom&sdk Free(or Open) Software?
Post by: badog on April 20, 2005, 12:55:28 am

in legislation, what sofware is pdaxrom&SDK?
be  development-software must open?

Title: Is Pdaxrom&sdk Free(or Open) Software?
Post by: pgas on April 20, 2005, 02:29:35 am

pdaxrom is mostly open source ( there maybe some exceptions like the sd driver which is  binary only, from sharp ).

A software you write for pdaxrom can be proprietary, you must check the license of the libraries you use though.

For instance if you application uses only the X libs and the glibc, then you can choose not to release your sources, if you use Qt you will need either to buy a license from trolltech or to release your sources.