On 10/29/05, Razvan Adrian Bogdan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 10/21/05, Alexandre Leclerc <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > On 10/20/05, Felipe Monteiro de Carvalho
> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > Alexandre Leclerc wrote:
> > > > This is not the good place to ask, but I try in case someone knows...
> > > >
> > > > Zeollib is released under LGPL. But does that mean I can use the code
> > > > and release my software under an other licencing terms, like a
> > > > proprietary licence?
> > >
> > > Yes, a LGPL library can be linked against proprietary code. I am sure
> > > about that in the case where the library is a external file. On the same
> > > executable I am not sure, but is probably the same. Acctually I think
> > > that most of the LCL is on modified LGPL to allow proprietary and
> > > non-proprietary code on the same executable.
> >
> > Thank you Felipe, I will also ask the forum since we can post without
> > account. I knew that we could like with LGPL, but when LGPL code in
> > integrated, this not exactly the same thing. This is why there is an
> > exception in lazarus for the LCL that address this point. We had talks
> > about that in the begining of 2005 if I remember.
> >
> > --
> > Alexandre Leclerc
>
> The Zeos team also didn't know that LGPL restricts static linking but
> they also claim that one can link Zeos with commercial apps and you
> can be sure this was done by many people using Delphi. :)
This is what I saw that many commercial applications are doing that,
but I can't see any place that grant me these rights. I did not get
any answers yet to my post to the forum... but I'm glad to read your
answer.
But I feel not safe doing that even if many people just do it right
now... Any-way, we will see.
Regards.
--
Alexandre Leclerc
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