On Fri, 18 Nov 2005 12:29:05 +0100 Nils Faerber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Well, to correct myself a little, yes, there is a small infringement... > they would have had to mention the use of LGPL code. > That would be a nice thing in new Sony-CD-booklets: "This product > contains parts which are covered under the GPL/LGPL" ;) > > All other claims are easy to handle by Sony: They send you the objects > files and point you to lame.sf.net for the source. Regarding the LGPL: anyone using the product has to have the possibility to generate the the same executable somehow. The easy way to accomplish this is to have the LGPL part as a library. The XCP issue at hand doesn't work that way, the library isn't provided as a dynamic link object, it's embedded into some other files. So to make it comply to the LGPL you have to be able to get the same development tools somehow (so either use standard development tools, or provide all of the in-house tools used), and a way to "clue" the LGPLed object files you generated on your own to the product. Since I'm one of the maintainers of LAME: the above paragraph is just an poor mans interpretion of the LGPL as I understand it. I'm no lawyer, I didn't consulted a lawyer to get the LGPL explained, and everyone who wants a legal view of the LGPL should contact the FSF, a lawyer or any other appropriate person. Providing my interpretion of the LGPL doesn't expresses any upcoming actions from the LAME maintainers, it is just a "I think you got something wrong, I think it's more like ...". Regarding the topic of this thread: the LAME maintainers are discussing the XCP issue internally. We make a public announcement about our decision ASAP. I suggest to not try to read something between the lines in this message, since this message doesn't provide a preview of our announcement or our intentions. It just allows to say that we will make an informed decision, whatever it will be. Bye, Alexander. -- http://www.Leidinger.net Alexander @ Leidinger.net GPG fingerprint = C518 BC70 E67F 143F BE91 3365 79E2 9C60 B006 3FE7 _______________________________________________ mp3encoder mailing list [email protected] http://minnie.tuhs.org/mailman/listinfo/mp3encoder
