Is the iTextSharp DLL free to use and redistribute with my web application project?
Solution 1
Yes, as long as you don't try to sell it to your customer as your own product (;-)), you're free to use and deploy it as part of your own app.
Update 02/06/2011:
iText appears to now have a strong copyleft license (AGPL). This means that you cannot use it as part of a commercial product...
Solution 2
Version 5.0.0 and up is licensed under the AGPL (strong copyleft).
Version 4.1.6 and previous are still licensed under the MPL/LGPL (weak copyleft).
So for a commercial product you'll almost certainly want to stick with 4.1.6 or previous.
Here's an archived unofficial citation.
Solution 3
Yes, as long as you are just dynamically linking it under the LGPL.
Edit: See accepted answer, iText now uses a strong copyleft licence which requires you to release your source code if you use it.
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Dushan Perera about 4 years
Is the iTextSharp DLL free to use and redistribute with my web application project which i will be selling?