Hi, The LGPL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/lesser.html) document is, at best, confusing, hard to understand, and purposely obfuscated. It doesn't provide a clear description of what's allowed and not allowed, the specific requirements, or clear definitions of 'work that uses the Library' and 'derivative of the Library' (2nd paragraph of section 5 of LGPL). Seems no one can afford a lawyer to decipher the text, and the lack of any clear explanation/FAQ on the internet suggests the license text is too generic to answer any of the specific FAQs that come up in discussions.
So, I would like a clear, authoritative answer, and not simply someone's "interpretation" of the license text, for the following specific context: Given the following... 1. I am developing an application using PySide+Python for commercial usage. 2. The application will be distributed using various package building schemes available on platforms in such a way that it's self-contained. This means I would be including .dll/.so and other files along with my package. 3. I may compile PySide from sources only because binary package is not available for X platform. (For example various Linux distros) 4. Am I allowed to compile PySide statically just to reduce size and number of dependencies? 5. I won't be including any source code in any format along with the package. 6. I'll use my own license along with my application. 7. Do I have to copy PySide's LGPL license along with the application? 8. Do I have to give credit to PySide inside my application? (For example Help>About) 9. Any other implications? 10. Am I Missing anything else? Best Regards Prashant _______________________________________________ PySide mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openbossa.org/listinfo/pyside
