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--- proton:license [2011/07/06 08:50] – seth
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+=== The License ===
 The Proton SDK License (based on the XFree86 1.1 license)
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 Some of the libraries Proton may link to may have additional requirements or restrictions.  The Proton SDK license only applies to the Proton SDK source code itself; each of the dependency libraries used in your project includes a license as well, which must be followed.
+=== Attribution a problem?  Don't despair ===
+If you absolutely can't include the one line attribution text somewhere in your about or credits, you can license a "no attribution" version of Proton for a fee.  Contact <seth@rtsoft.com> for more information.
+=== Why that bsd license and not GPL or zlib? ===
+Here is the reasoning:
+  * A GPL/LGPL license removes the ability to protect and hide your private code and introduces various licensing limitations concerning proprietary code that are not helpful especially on mobile platforms
+  *   If Proton was zlib free, someone would eventually GPL a branch and start adding features to it, which could not be shared with the main distribution which has a much more open license.  (This happened with my zlib licensed game Dink Smallwood -  I was unable to use community improvements from a GPLed version when doing the mobile port, for instance)
+  *  The no attribution license for a fee option allows someone to use Proton in a place where attribution is impossible/undesirable