[fpc-pascal] avl_tree.pp unit license

[Mattias Gaertner]

On Sun, 25 May 2008 11:46:20 +0500
Vladimir Zhirov <vvzh.home at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I've got a question about the license of unit avl_tree.pp, that comes
> with FCL. FPC FAQ states that
> 
> > Applications created by the compiler and using the runtime library
> > come under a modified library gnu public license (LGPL), which
> > permit no restriction on the type of license the application has.
> 
> Meanwhile, the avl_tree.pp contains the following comment:
> 
> > This source is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
> > modify   * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
> > published by  * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
> > the License, or     * (at your option) any later version.
> 
> AVL_Tree unit is used by dom.pp.
> 
> So the question is: are there any restrictions on the license of
> applications that use dom.pp and avl_tree.pp?

You can use both licenses. The license header of avl_tree.pp should be
changed to the normal FPC header.

Mattias