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Re: Confused about LGPL terms - can you help?
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xp_newbie |
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Re: Confused about LGPL terms - can you help? |
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8 Nov 2006 10:23:01 -0800 |
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John Hasler wrote:
>
> The LGPL does not require that you grant your customers access to your
> source code when you link to an LGPL library. It merely requires that you
> provide your customers with everything they need to relink your program to
> a different version of the library. In the case of static linking this
> means that you would have to provide object files (not source) for your
> program. In the case of dynamic linking you need do nothing special as the
> customer already has everything he needs to link to a different version:
> all he needs to do is install said different version and load the program.
OK, thanks - this definitely clarifies things and gets me closer to
deciding in favor of using a LGPL library (vs. using a proprietary one
that has some initial costs but has no strings attached when I
distribute my software).
The only question that arised from your last reply is in regard to:
> ... In the case of dynamic linking you need do nothing special as the
> customer already has everything he needs to link to a different version:
> all he needs to do is install said different version and load the program.
What if the customer decides (on his own) to download a newer version
of the library, installs it, then realizes that it doesn't work for
some compatibility reasons? Isn't he going to come to me and demand
that I "solve all these compatibility issues or else be accused of
violating the LGPL terms"?
Thanks,
Alex
- Re: Confused about LGPL terms - can you help?, (continued)
- Re: Confused about LGPL terms - can you help?, Merijn de Weerd, 2006/11/08
- Re: Confused about LGPL terms - can you help?, Alexander Terekhov, 2006/11/08
- Re: Confused about LGPL terms - can you help?, xp_newbie, 2006/11/08
- Re: Confused about LGPL terms - can you help?, Alexander Terekhov, 2006/11/08
- Re: Confused about LGPL terms - can you help?, Alfred M. Szmidt, 2006/11/08
- Re: Confused about LGPL terms - can you help?, John Hasler, 2006/11/08
- Re: Confused about LGPL terms - can you help?, xp_newbie, 2006/11/08
- Re: Confused about LGPL terms - can you help?, Alexander Terekhov, 2006/11/08
- Re: Confused about LGPL terms - can you help?, David Kastrup, 2006/11/08
- Re: Confused about LGPL terms - can you help?, John Hasler, 2006/11/08
- Re: Confused about LGPL terms - can you help?,
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- Re: Confused about LGPL terms - can you help?, David Kastrup, 2006/11/08
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- Re: Confused about LGPL terms - can you help?, Alexander Terekhov, 2006/11/08
Re: Confused about LGPL terms - can you help?, Alexander Terekhov, 2006/11/08
Re: Confused about LGPL terms - can you help?, Byron A Jeff, 2006/11/24
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Re: Confused about LGPL terms - can you help?, Alfred M. Szmidt, 2006/11/25