topic License? in File Geodatabase API Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/file-geodatabase-api-questions/license/m-p/97193#M177 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>It would seem from the license agreement that the File Geodatabase API can't be used or distributed by other applications - closed or open source.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Is that going to change with the release of it?</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Thu, 19 May 2011 15:19:36 GMT NedHarding 2011-05-19T15:19:36Z License? https://community.esri.com/t5/file-geodatabase-api-questions/license/m-p/97193#M177 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>It would seem from the license agreement that the File Geodatabase API can't be used or distributed by other applications - closed or open source.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Is that going to change with the release of it?</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Thu, 19 May 2011 15:19:36 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/file-geodatabase-api-questions/license/m-p/97193#M177 NedHarding 2011-05-19T15:19:36Z Re: License? https://community.esri.com/t5/file-geodatabase-api-questions/license/m-p/97194#M178 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>The intent was to allow the DLLs to be freely distributable with applications developed using the API.</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>Distributing the full API as part of installs might distribute a less recent version than the one avaliable </SPAN><BR /><SPAN>from Esri (which is a similar situation to why individual users must download the Java JDK, and not</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>have it distributed elsewhere).&nbsp; What particular language has you concerned?</SPAN><BR /><SPAN> </SPAN><BR /><SPAN>The current code is in beta, and subject to the Beta Agreement (no early distribution).</SPAN><BR /><SPAN> </SPAN><BR /><SPAN>-V</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Mon, 23 May 2011 10:34:46 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/file-geodatabase-api-questions/license/m-p/97194#M178 VinceAngelo 2011-05-23T10:34:46Z