On Sat, Jul 14, 2007 at 10:20:29PM +0100, Anthony W. Youngman wrote: > In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Michelle Konzack > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes > >I have coded some programs which are explicit under GPL v2 since I do > >not like v3 (I have my reasons) but I am using a LIB which is currently > >under LGPL v2.
> >Now the new version of this LIB is v3. > >What should I do? > DON'T PANIC (as Douglas Adams said). > If your GPLv2 program links to an LGPLv3 library, then you don't need to > give a monkeys. > The whole point behind LGPL is that the LGPL library must be > independently distributable, and independently upgradeable. If your > program is GPL (any version), then it is compatible with any LGPL > library (any version). I think you forgot to preface this with the disclaimers "I am not a lawyer", "I am not a DD", "I don't speak for the FSF", "I don't even bother to read the other analyses of GPLv2/LGPLv3 interaction that have been posted to this list", and "this *is* legal advice that I have no business dispensing to people on a Debian mailing list". -- Steve Langasek Give me a lever long enough and a Free OS Debian Developer to set it on, and I can move the world. [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.debian.org/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]