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||Qt||[[ftp://ftp.trolltech.com/qt/source/LICENSE.QPL|QPL]]|| ||Qt||[[ftp://ftp.trolltech.com/qt/source/LICENSE.QPL|QPL]], [[http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20090114-nokia-qt-lgpl-switch-huge-win-for-cross-platform-development.html|now LGPL]]||
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 * [[http://nipy.sourceforge.net/software/license/johns_bsd_pitch.html#johns-bsd-pitch|Why we should be using BSD]]
 * [[http://producingoss.com/en/license-quickstart.html|Choosing a License and Applying It]]
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 * [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_free_software_licenses|Comparison chart]]

Licensing Issues

A table of the licensing information for the freesurfer 3rd-party libraries, gathered from the Fink website, which is where source for each package originates (except the MNI tools), is here:

Package

License

Qt

QPL, now LGPL

GSL

GPL

tiff

BSD

jpeg

OSI-Approved

Tcl/Tk

BSD

Tix

OSI-Approved

BLT

BSD

GLut

Restrictive/Distributable

freeglut

OSI-Approved

MNI

see FREESURFER_HOME/docs/license.minc

References:

Licensing (last edited 2012-03-26 16:58:01 by NickSchmansky)