Yes, sorry I thought that LGPL was a derivate from GPL

2008/5/22 James Paige <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:

> 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
>

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