naryl wrote:
Don Wrote:
Well, since Qt is going to use the lunatic# LGPL license, you have to
use a DLL anyway for commercial use.
# lunatic because of the prohibition against static linking. I cannot
understand why anyone would use such an absolutely moronic license.
LGPL doesn't explicitly prohibits static linking. It serves to ensure that the
modified library can be replaced by other version at any time. And there's a
good reason for that.
Yes. But does ANYONE ever do that? It's an invitation to DLL hell.
Obviously you can't replace a library with other version if it's statically
linked. But nothing prohibits from distributing a product in object files. :)
Exactly. That's why it's the lunatic license.
The LGPL inconveniences everyone in order to preserve a freedom which
benefits NOBODY. It feels to me like giving you a free car PROVIDED that
you ensure that there is a coffee cup glued to the top of it at all times.
I'm strongly in favour of the GPL (especially for apps), but the LGPL is
pure lunacy.
