Re: [PD] Can you close source of Pd patches (for commercial development)?

On Sat, 2016-05-07 at 16:13 +0000, Jonathan Wilkes via Pd-list wrote:

Hi Matti, Pd Vanilla has a 3-clause BSD license. This license allows you to use the code in proprietary software and distribute binaries without also distributing the corresponding source code.

It also allows you to make changes/improvements to the code without sharing them back with the community.

As for external libraries-- it depends on how they are licensed. Some are licensed GPL, which doesn't allow you to do what you're asking.

I'm just curious: If I implemented a way to close-source Pure Data patches, would I violate the GPL if I ship:

• Pd as a binary
• the GPL'd externals as binary with their source code and License
• my closed-source patch

Roman