On Monday, December 13, 2010 8:38:12 AM UTC-5, Branko Vukelic wrote: Ok, so I got word from GNU. What they say is that using "imports" the way Python does is considered creating derivative work, and LGPL would not, in their view, except the vendor from the obligation to release their apps under the terms of (L)GPL (which is kinda surprising). As solution to this they suggested two things:
Sorry, I missed this post. Would you mind sending the exact question you asked and the full response from GNU? I'm surprised because I would think a web2py app would qualify as an "Application" or a "Combined Work" under LGPL: "An “Application” is any work that makes use of an interface provided by the Library, but which is not otherwise based on the Library. Defining a subclass of a class defined by the Library is deemed a mode of using an interface provided by the Library." "A “Combined Work” is a work produced by combining or linking an Application with the Library. The particular version of the Library with which the Combined Work was made is also called the “Linked Version”.
