Subj : Re: GNU Public Licenses
To   : comp.programming
From : Randy Howard
Date : Tue Aug 23 2005 07:57 pm

Matthias Kaeppler wrote
(in article <deersp$8k1$00$1@news.t-online.com>):

> Hello,
> 
> say I want to use software in my project which is licensed under the GNU 
> LGPL. Does that affect the licensing of my own program? Can I still 
> release it under the less strict GNU GPL?

Interesting use of "less strict".  LGPL is easier to use in a 
lot of ways than GPL.  I would describe it as "less viral", and 
perhaps even "less open", but not "less strict".  One of the 
aspects of the LGPL is it allows you to use LGPL libraries in 
commercial software, as long as you link to them dynamically so 
that others can modify the LGPL library components without 
needing access to the source code of your app.  Of course, there 
are no guarantees that such modifications will not break the 
commercial app.  :-)

If your intention is to write a GPL application using libraries 
under the LGPL, I don't see any reason why you can not do so, 
but IANAL.

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Randy Howard (2reply remove FOOBAR)

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