[License-discuss] TCPDF license: LGPLv3 + a special clause: is this still considered "Open Source"?
David Woolley
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Thu Nov 24 07:48:35 UTC 2011
Marc Laporte wrote:
>
> It is LGPL v3 + "Additionally, YOU CAN'T REMOVE ANY TCPDF COPYRIGHT
> NOTICE OR LINK FROM THE GENERATED PDF DOCUMENTS."
> http://www.tcpdf.org/license.php
>
> What do you think?
>
I'd say the licence was void as it attempts to impose an additional
restriction. I would not use it.
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