[libhid-discuss] HIDAPI license (was Re: unable to include hid.h in C++)

[Donald Kayser]

I let the legal department figure out this stuff. I looked briefly at  
the website of HIDAPI and they wanted money, so it is no-go. I don't  
need cross-platform support, Windows and HID devices and our  
application have a completely different mechanisms in Windows and Linux.

So, I have moved on. libusb-1.0 has all of the API that I need to  
detach the kernel HID driver, which is necessary for our use.


On Oct 30, 2010, at 3:43 AM, Xiaofan Chen wrote:

> On Sat, Oct 30, 2010 at 7:53 AM, Charles Lepple <clepple at ghz.cc>  
> wrote:
>
>> http://github.com/signal11/hidapi/blob/master/LICENSE.txt mentions
>> GPL as an option.
>>
>
> HIDAPI can be used under one of three licenses, which is very liberal.
>
> 1. The GNU Public License, version 3.0, in LICENSE-gpl3.txt
> 2. A BSD-Style License, in LICENSE-bsd.txt.
> 3. The more liberal original HIDAPI license. LICENSE-orig.txt
>
>
> -- 
> Xiaofan
>
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