Right, but this makes the LGPL as well, the difference is that you are
allowed to let proprietary code _use_ it ..
I found some conversation with gnu.org in my thesis about this matter.
You'll find it from page 96 on ..
http://soldin.de/about/2003-diplom/mobigis_wl_small.pdf
May this
Simple.. as jump is derived from jts and jts LGPL does not enforce a
type of license for the derived work... this is what makes it the Lesser
GPL.. it declares the use of libraries to /work that uses the Library/
and excepts it from the derivation rule. see
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGPL
So how is it JTS can be released under the LGPL is JUMP uses it?
Doesn't JUMP's GPL infect JTS?
Or is JTS released under both the GPL and LGPL? Or does releasing JTS
under the LGPL meet the viral requirement of the GPL?
The Sunburned Surveyor
On 6/22/07, Edgar Soldin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
This conversation has been great and has really helped me understand
the difference between the GPL and LGPL licenses.
I imagine that an important distinction between JUMP and GeoTools/UDig
is the fact that JUMP is released under the GPL and can't be
sucked-in by proprietary software.
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