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Reputation: 111

Embedding WebKit in a Windows application: Licensing issues?

I have a questions with regards to using Webkit as a component in a Windows application. I know there are options for embedding a browser, but they are overkill for my needs.

Looking at the WebKit licensing page, it seems that the licenses are permissible; the traditional BSD license and the Library GPL license, the latter of which allows me to distribute my application as "work that uses the library". This is also stated here. However, I've found several posts (including on Stackoverflow, such as this one) that say that Apple has some proprietary code in there which doesn't allow its redistribution. Is this an inconsistency, or am I missing something?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 274

Answers (1)

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fujii

Reputation: 131

There are two WebKit Windows ports at the moment:

  • AppleWin port
  • WinCairo port

WebKit itself is licensed under LGPL and BSDL. But, AppleWin port uses Apple's proprietary WebKit Support Library. This can't be redistributed. https://developer.apple.com/opensource/internet/webkit_sptlib_agree.html

Upvotes: 1

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