Open Source Licence (LGPL or GPL)

[Richard Gaskin]

David Bovill wrote:

> Richard Gaskin wrote:
> 
>>> Has anyone checked:
>>> 
>>> http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/why-not-lgpl.html
>> 
>> 
>> I read it.  It seems a good discussion of GPL issues as they relate to
>> libraries.
>> 
>> What do you see as the implications for the MC IDE?
>> 
> 
> GNU use LGPL (lesser GLP) for libraries - and the reasons they argue
> here are specific to their overal strategy of giving open source
> software an edge over closed source solutions - most of the arguments do
> not apply to our situation as we have a closed engine.
> 
> As per my previous post - replace 'library' with 'MC IDE' and the
> artilces at gnu.org covering the two main licences make more sense.
> 
> The important point is that you are not allowed to distribute GPL code
> with any closed compnents that the GPL code 'links to'. In my reading
> this is exactly what the code in the MC IDE does, which means the
> license would prevent you using the code (or to be more precise
> distibuting the code with any applications you create).
> 
> That is why AFAIK we have to use LGPL (or a similar) for the MC IDE and
> aany open source libraries that are released.

I'll leave that sort of stuff for Scott.  I'm just a code-monkey poohbah,
willing to use any license he sees fit. ;)

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