I usually install the matplotlib binaries from pipy and I don't remember doing a separate installation of freetype.
2017-02-18 17:20 GMT+01:00 Paul Hobson <[email protected]>: > Especially on Windows, I always install freetype from conda. > -p > > On Sat, Feb 18, 2017 at 6:24 AM, CAB <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hi, Gents, >> >> Many thanks for your thoughtful responses! Freetype is indeed available >> under a BSD-like licensse. But when I tried to install freetype on my >> Windows system using the binary provided from GnuWin32, it attempts to force >> me to accept the GPL3, which I cannot. Freetype's link to another binary >> supplied by GTK+ is broken. So, I guess I have two choices; compile >> freetype from the source, or download something like Anaconda, which I'd >> rather not do because I have Python already installed. >> >> If you have any other ideas, I'd be happy to hear them. >> >> Best, >> Chad >> >> >> ________________________________ >> From: Joe Kington <[email protected]> >> To: Paul Hobson <[email protected]> >> Cc: CAB <[email protected]>; Matplotlib Development List >> <[email protected]>; Matplotlib Users >> <[email protected]> >> Sent: Friday, February 17, 2017 5:03 PM >> Subject: Re: [matplotlib-devel] [Matplotlib-users] License, freetype >> >> Well, if Freetype were only distributed under the GPL, you couldn't >> distribute matplotlib in binary form without providing the source code. >> >> However, Freetype is distributed under more than one license. (see: >> https://www.freetype.org/license.html ) >> >> Because it's distributed under a BSD-style license in addition to the GPL, >> it can be distributed in binary form, subject to an accreditation clause: >> http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/tree/docs/FTL.TXT >> >> In the past, I have gotten approval from corporate lawyers at a very large >> company to use freetype (and matplotlib) in an application that was being >> distributed in binary form. The dual-licensing of freetype was key in that >> particular case. >> >> Or that's my take on it, anyway. I'm not a Lawyer, so don't consider this >> legal advice in any way. >> Cheers! >> -Joe >> >> On Fri, Feb 17, 2017 at 4:52 PM, Paul Hobson <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Chad, >> >> My recollections is that matplotlib doesn't distribute the source code to >> FreeType, it only uses it as a dependency. As such, MPL is in the clear with >> its more permissive licensing. >> -Paul >> >> On Fri, Feb 17, 2017 at 12:45 PM, CAB <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hi, All, >> >> I just went to install matplotlib version 2.0.0, and it has a dependency >> called "freetype". This software appears to be licensed under GPL3. My >> reading of that latter license is that, if someone wanted to distribute a >> compiled version of a program requiring matplotlib, that entire program >> would fall under the GPL3 license. I'm sure that would be a non-starter for >> many, many projects. >> >> Does anyone have any takes on this? >> >> Chad >> >> ------------------------------ ------------------------------ >> ------------------ >> Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most >> engaging tech sites, SlashDot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot >> ______________________________ _________________ >> Matplotlib-users mailing list >> [email protected] orge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/ lists/listinfo/matplotlib-user s >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------ ------------------------------ >> ------------------ >> Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most >> engaging tech sites, SlashDot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot >> >> ______________________________ _________________ >> Matplotlib-devel mailing list >> Matplotlib-devel@lists. sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/ lists/listinfo/matplotlib- devel >> >> >> >> >> > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most > engaging tech sites, SlashDot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot > _______________________________________________ > Matplotlib-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, SlashDot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users
