The lgpl license is an license similar to the gpl
while the gpl enforces that all variations are gpl

Also i might use soya3d for an commercial project
I am planning to go with opengl but might switch to soya3d

On Jan 19, 2012 4:08 PM, "Pierre-Yves David" <pierre-yves.da...@ens-lyon.org>
wrote:
>
> On Wed, Jan 18, 2012 at 08:15:17PM +0100, Samarth Agarwal wrote:
> > Hello!
> >
> > I am here to inform you that soya3d is not getting to be used to it's
full
> > potential,beacuse of GPL
>
> I think you pin-point the very main issue of soya3d: It's licence choice.
>
> > it does not allow commercial products without giving users the source
code
> > I would suggest you move to the LGPL
> > BEACAUSE:
> >
> > 1.If they make soya3d better they will be forced to realease it to the
open
> > source comunity
> >
> > 2. more users will use it
> >
> > 3.GPL is not open source
>
> Of course it is! There is event open source licence which are not free
software
> according to FSF definition of Free Software.
>
> You may argue with this definition of Free Software from the FSF but any
code
> dumped to anyone with any licence is Open-Source.
>
> > I would recommend the MIT license for any libraries as it is truley open
> > source
>
> You recommend LGPL or MIT, make your mind.
>
> > bye!
> > Samarth AGARWAL
>
> Ok, I suggest you to go straight to you point:
>
> Do you represent a entity which would like to use soya3d engine in a
commercial
> product?
>
> If so, what are this product and what kind of contribution could be
expect from
> you?
>
> Sincerely
>
> --
> Pierre-Yves David
>
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