Re: [Trisquel-users] VLC's change to a LGPL v2 licence

[akirashinigami]

The basic difference between the GPL and the LGPL is that software under the  
LGPL can be incorporated into proprietary software as well.  It is still free  
software; the difference is that it can now also become part of proprietary  
programs.

I read the link you posted, and it says that "The license of the VLC media  
player will continue to be GPLv2 or later. This will not impact normal users  
of VLC in any way."  So apparently it's only the VLC engine that's being  
re-licensed, not the media player program itself.