[Glade-users] Software Licencing

[ben kalifornia com (Ben Ford)]

Shivdeep Krishnan wrote:

> My company would like to know if we have to release the source code of the software developed using GTK+ and 
> GLADE. This is because there is a security risk involved if the source code is available, they feel. Please 
> inform me.

My opinion is that security by obscurity only buys you time.  (I work 
for a security firm.)

But no, you don't have to open source GTK developed applications.

-b


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