Roger B. wrote: >> I understand you can include L-GPL code in commercial applications, >> but you must supply the source code to paying customers for the >> infected application. > > > Stan: I could be wrong, but my understanding is this: > > If I bundle an L-GPL'd spellchecker with my CMS, I have to make the > source of the spellchecker available if I make any changes. But the > whole point of the L-GPL is that the controls stop there... the rest > of the CMS is licensed in whatever fashion I please.
Precisely, which is exactly the justification the FSF gave for creating the LGPL in the first place. Worth noting for historical reasons is that before it was known as the Lesser General Public License, it was called the Library General Public License. K. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:205504 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
