[ros-general] How can I copy code from ReactOS to mingw-w64?

[LIU Hao]

在 2022-03-13 18:35, Colin Finck 写道:
> Hello mingw-w64 fellows,
> 
>> I want to copy two functions ConvertStringToBSTR and
>> ConvertBSTRToString to mingw-w64 to create a comsupp library. But
>> there is something about license which prevents the addition. How can
>> I copy the code without any issue?
> What license would be acceptable to you?
> MIT? BSD? Or does it even need to be CC0?
> 
> 

This comsupp thing isn't going to be part of the runtime, because it isn't linked into executables 
unless it is referenced by user code. However the runtime license applies anyway [1].

The runtime part is licensed under the Zope License [2], so I suspect it is an option. Some source 
files, such as 'scardssp_i.c', have explicit notices like 'This file has no copyright assigned and 
is placed in the Public Domain.' so CC0 should be OK too, if Zope isn't an option for you.


[1] https://sourceforge.net/p/mingw-w64/mingw-w64/ci/master/tree/COPYING.MinGW-w64/COPYING.MinGW-w64.txt
[2] 
https://sourceforge.net/p/mingw-w64/mingw-w64/ci/master/tree/COPYING.MinGW-w64-runtime/COPYING.MinGW-w64-runtime.txt



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Best regards,
LIU Hao
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