im not sure i explained myself correctly, i was not referring to what
happens if i change NHibernate.
I'm referring to a real world situation, where for a commercial application
i want to use NHibernate as an ORM.
But not have any license enforced against my commercial product.


On Thu, Oct 23, 2008 at 12:44 PM, Ken Egozi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> afaik LGPL mean:
>
> 1. you can link to and redistribute *binaries*, using whichever license
> for your part of the code, as long as you
>     a. create something that adds a significant thing to the library (so
> you can sell MyCoolOrm which delegates to NH)
>     b. attach the license file next to NH dll
> 2. if you modify the source, then:
>     a. you must redistribute the modified source with you compiled binaries
>     b. you should share the changes with the community
> it's not as bad as GPL.
>
> I like MIT/BSD/ASL more
>
> *** disclaimer - all I know about law is what I see in Boston Legal ***
>
>
>
>
> On Thu, Oct 23, 2008 at 11:18 AM, N. D. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>> i understand that the license is LGPL. to verify: it means that
>> practically for commercial applications
>> they can link the DLL and remain propietary (what does the note about
>> reverse engineering the commercial app mean?) ?
>>
>> thanks
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
>
> --
> Ken Egozi.
> http://www.kenegozi.com/blog
> http://www.musicglue.com
> http://www.castleproject.org
> http://www.gotfriends.co.il
>
> >
>

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