On Fri, Aug 1, 2008 at 9:40 AM, Lukas Renggli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > Well, looking at GST is probably not a good idea when working on such >> > a project, because it is LGPL licensed. I am just saying that I like >> > the design and implementation of this particular library (which could >> > already mean derivate work). >> >> Why being LGPL licensed may be an issue? > > Taking an idea from (L)GPL code forces you to use (L)GPL for your code > as well. See the recent discussions (mess) in the Squeak and Swazoo > mailing-lists. The exact meaning of "taking an idea" depends on the > interpretation. Some people argue that only reading (L)GPL code makes > your code (L)GPL.
A library under LGPL can be used in any kind of software open-source or not. This is the difference between LGPL and GPL. The problem here, is that we don't just want to use the library but make a derivative work (I guess). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_Lesser_General_Public_License Would it be possible for Gnu Smalltalk to release this library under LGPL and MIT? -- Damien Cassou Peter von der Ahé: «I'm beginning to see why Gilad wished us good luck». (http://blogs.sun.com/ahe/entry/override_snafu)
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