Re: [Openexr-user] License question

[Drew Hess]

Mario Fichtenmayer <address@hidden> writes:

> hello,
>
> Because i needed exr-support for some java-projects i decided to write
> an exr-library for java.
> I finished the reading part and i hope i can release the writing part
> in the next days.
> What do i have to consider when i publish it as open source?
> Does it suffice to use the BSD-license like the original openexr-library?
> What else do i have to do?
> Who/what is to be mentioned?

Hi Mario,

Since you wrote it in Java, you obviously didn't use any of the
OpenEXR C++ code.  That means you own it and can publish it (or not
publish it, your choice) under whatever license you like.

The BSD license has proven to be a good choice for image file format
libraries -- it's the license used by at least 3 successful ones
(libpng, libtiff and ILM OpenEXR).

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