Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1998 22:41:40 +1000 (EST) From: Nicholas Charles Brawn <ncb05@uow.edu.au> To: Eivind Eklund <eivind@yes.no> Cc: Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com>, freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: LGPL confusion Message-ID: <Pine.SOL.4.02A.9809292239260.16404-100000@banshee.cs.uow.edu.au> In-Reply-To: <19980929132952.40372@follo.net>
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On Tue, 29 Sep 1998, Eivind Eklund wrote: > > If you distribute GTK itself as a shared library, you have no need to > > release your own object files, as a user could (theoretically) create > > a new shared GTK library, fixing any problems and/or adding functionality > > to GTK, and still use it with your program. > > This is not clear, given the present state of shared library > technology. The FSF has (according to Terry) refused to come with a > statement to this effect. > > Eivind. > Well, if and when I come up with something worth releasing, I'll be seeking advice on how to minimise LGPL'd code. :) It's interesting how you notice how restrictive the gpl is once you start considering the different licences you could release your code under... Nick -- Email: ncb@poboxes.com - http://www.poboxes.com/ncb Key fingerprint = DE 30 33 D3 16 91 C8 8D A7 F8 70 03 B7 77 1A 2A "When in doubt, ask someone wiser than yourself..." -unknown To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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