On 17 Mar 2011, at 13:49, David Wetzel wrote: > Gnustep is LGPL. > So there is no issue.
Note: the above claim is not legal advice and neither is this. Consult with a copyright lawyer in your jurisdiction if you want legal advice. I think the LGPL is in something of a grey area with regard to licenses like the iPhone. The LGPL section 6b is the one that normally allows linking of LGPL libraries with non-Free software, however this explicitly requires the end user to replace the LGPL'd shared library with their own version. This is not possible on a locked-down version. A strict interpretation of this clause would mean that Apple is in violation of the LGPL by shipping WebKit with Mobile Safari and not providing a mechanism for the end user to replace it with their own version. Exactly how the license would be interpreted is unknown until a court has ruled on the matter. David _______________________________________________ Gnustep-dev mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnustep-dev
