GPL3 license

[grahame]

While you're free to use the GPL license for these bindings, could I suggest you use the LGPL instead? Most of the libraries you are binding are using the more permissive LGPL. This would allow the use of your bindings in all types of software that can use Gtk+.

[vmagnin]

Note that we have included the GCC Runtime Library Exception (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gcc-exception.html):

! Under Section 7 of GPL version 3, you are granted additional
! permissions described in the GCC Runtime Library Exception, version
! 3.1, as published by the Free Software Foundation.

Concerning your request, I let Jerry D. answer and discuss because he is far more familiar with licenses than I am.

[grahame]

Hey, thanks for getting back to me.

I was just thinking there are a lot of companies writing FORTRAN for scientific data processing (I work at such a company) and they might not use gtk-fortran for their internal software if it's subject to the GPL. It's your own project though so obviously whatever you like!

Cheers

[jerryd]

I think the runtime exception should over things OK. I am not a lawyer of course, so if anyone has a specific legal question we can shoot an email to the FSF.

[grahame]

Cheers, I'll close this as you've answered my question and I don't want to fill up your bug tracker :-)