[chief1983]

In that case, we could probably use it but I'm not sure we can statically link it.

[Iss Mneur]

In that case, we could probably use it but I'm not sure we can statically link it.

Yes, we cannot statically link LGPL code (because of our license we are basically an binary/commercial project (because we impose more restrictions than the GPL or LGPL)).

[Swifty]

If there's a BSD licensed alternative to FreeType I'd look into that, who knows maybe we could just integrate it directly into FSO at some point.  But not if it's GPL'd code.

FreeType has a BSD-like FreeType license.

FreeType is released under two free software licenses: the GNU General Public License or a permissive license with an acknowledgement clause similar to that of the current license of XFree86 (the acknowledgement clause renders it incompatible with version 2 of the GNU GPL, though it is compatible with GPL version 3). The library can thus be used by any kind of project, be it proprietary or not. As well as being used by the major free software desktop systems, FreeType is widely used as a rasterization engine for modern video games.