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Krystian Galaj · 03-01-2008, 04:22 AM

Libraries are often placed under Lesser GPL, called LGPL.

As stated on Wikipedia, in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGPL ,

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The main difference between the GPL and the LGPL is that the latter can be linked to (in the case of a library, 'used by') a non-(L)GPLed program, which may be free software or proprietary software [1]. This non-(L)GPLed program can then be distributed under any chosen terms if it is not a derivative work.
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03-01-2008, 04:22 AM	#47
Krystian Galaj Guru Posts: 820 Karma: 11012 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Warsaw, Poland Device: Bookeen Cybook	Libraries are often placed under Lesser GPL, called LGPL. As stated on Wikipedia, in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGPL , " The main difference between the GPL and the LGPL is that the latter can be linked to (in the case of a library, 'used by') a non-(L)GPLed program, which may be free software or proprietary software [1]. This non-(L)GPLed program can then be distributed under any chosen terms if it is not a derivative work. "