GPL v LGPL Question
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I have an application that I am considering releasing under the GPL. The application that I am considering releasing references a library that is not covered under the GPL. Can I release my application under the GPL if I reference a proprietary library? Is the LGPL a more flexible option?
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I have an application that I am considering releasing under the GPL. The application that I am considering releasing references a library that is not covered under the GPL. Can I release my application under the GPL if I reference a proprietary library? Is the LGPL a more flexible option?
dynam0k2atgmaildotcom wrote:
Can I release my application under the GPL if I reference a proprietary library?
yes[^] the LGPL allows open source libraries to be used by closed-source applications, not the other way around. Cleek | Image Toolkits | Thumbnail maker
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dynam0k2atgmaildotcom wrote:
Can I release my application under the GPL if I reference a proprietary library?
yes[^] the LGPL allows open source libraries to be used by closed-source applications, not the other way around. Cleek | Image Toolkits | Thumbnail maker
OK, so it can be released under the GPL as long as it "references" the outside library, correct?
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OK, so it can be released under the GPL as long as it "references" the outside library, correct?
Yes, but Richard Stallman will make fun of you. Cleek | Image Toolkits | Thumbnail maker
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OK, so it can be released under the GPL as long as it "references" the outside library, correct?
You are really limiting the scope of the application usability though, unless everyone has the outside library already. If that library is commercial, then the scope is very narrow.
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You are really limiting the scope of the application usability though, unless everyone has the outside library already. If that library is commercial, then the scope is very narrow.
leppie wrote:
You are really limiting the scope of the application usability
how ? the GPL doesn't mean users have to build the app from the source. you can still distribute binary versions of your app, you just have to make the source available to anyone who wants it. (unless the library forbids distribution, of course) Cleek | Image Toolkits | Thumbnail maker -- modified at 12:14 Thursday 23rd February, 2006
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Yes, but Richard Stallman will make fun of you. Cleek | Image Toolkits | Thumbnail maker
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I have an application that I am considering releasing under the GPL. The application that I am considering releasing references a library that is not covered under the GPL. Can I release my application under the GPL if I reference a proprietary library? Is the LGPL a more flexible option?
Personally, I try to never use GPL'd software. I don't like the political baggage it brings nor the restrictions it places on any software that uses it. I especially am put off by all the zealotry surrounding the license; here I just wanted a piece of code, but what I get is a binding contract that forces me to modify my deployment and/or license, and makes me succumb to the black and white "free vs. non-free" view of the world Stallman espouses from his pulpit. No thanks.
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