LGPL is different than GPL.
On Thu, May 22, 2008 at 01:38:15AM +0200, OsKaR wrote: > I'm not an licesnse expert, like you, but I think (or maybe I read it > somewhere) that if you use something with GPL license all the derivated > works would be GPL too, however the best idea is to ask a really expert. > > 2008/5/21 Nathan Whitehead <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > I would like to include a quick reference to pygame functions in an > appendix of my book. Would it be permissible to use the documentation > of pygame for this (reformatted and possibly reorganized)? > > It appears the documentation is LGPL. The source code of the appendix > would appear on the book's website (LaTeX source). The entire book > would not be LGPL. Some chapters will appear for free on the website, > others will not. I think this would be OK, but I'm not a license > expert. Any thoughts? Apart from legalities, would that be > appropriate? > -- > Nathan Whitehead > deadpixelpress.com