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Re:Zstandard v1.3.4 – faster everything by koolba on Friday March 30, 2018 @03:14PM (#16718969)
Which only makes things more confusing. Is it dual licensed, both apply? Or dual license, your choice? That only complicates the patent question further.
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Re:Zstandard v1.3.4 – faster everything by terrelln on Friday March 30, 2018 @03:19PM (#16719001)
The GPLv2 license was added for inclusion in the kernel, you may choose either GPLv2 or BSD. See the header file https://github.com/facebook/zstd/blob/dev/lib/zstd.h.
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Re:Zstandard v1.3.4 – faster everything by koolba on Friday March 30, 2018 @03:27PM (#16719070)
Sweet. Would be nice if that was in the README too as it only mentions the BSD license, but the top level includes the GPL as well.

There's still the open patent question but this (i.e. BSD license) makes it easier to decide to use it.

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Re:Zstandard v1.3.4 – faster everything by terrelln on Friday March 30, 2018 @03:42PM (#16719194)
It is mentioned at the bottom of the README, but it isn't very findable. I've opened a PR https://github.com/facebook/zstd/pull/1085.
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Re:Zstandard v1.3.4 – faster everything by exikyut on Friday March 30, 2018 @09:46PM (#16721185)
Which got accepted (an hour after you submitted it) - nice!
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Re:Zstandard v1.3.4 – faster everything by eridius on Friday March 30, 2018 @03:44PM (#16719211)
Dual-licensed means buyer's choice. As the client of the library, you can use it under the terms of either license.
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