On Fri, 17 Mar 2000, Shaya Potter wrote: > I don't believe that's the case, as I thought the LGPL was explicitly > created for static linking, b/c in those cases you are including GPL'd > code in your product. > > It's a much harder question in regards to dynamic linking as you aren't > including any GPL'd code per say in your application. RMS argues that you > can't dynamicly link GPL'd code into your app, if it's not GPL'd but I [ ... snip ... ]
Uh, before your speculation runs even more rampant, I suggest you read the LGPL and the GPL _licenses_. This isn't a matter of opinion. It's a software license. It's remarkably unambiguous. In the case of the LGPL, section 5 of the "Terms and conditions" states that static linking of non-GPL or non-LGPL code with the executable is prohibited. In the case of the GPL, both dynamic and static linking with non-Free code are prohibited. Surprisingly enough, these licenses (and more) can be found on the Free Software Foundation's website at: http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/license-list.html Enjoy. J. o-----------------------------------o | Jeffrey Watts | | [EMAIL PROTECTED] o-------------------------------------------o | Systems Programmer | "Capital punishment turns the state into | | Network Systems Management | a murderer. But imprisonment turns the | | Sprint Communications | state into a gay dungeon-master." | o----------------------------| -- Emo Philips | o-------------------------------------------o
