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List:       linux-kernel
Subject:    Re: FreeGPL license proposal (was Re: Linus Speaks About
From:       William Henning <bhenning () door2net ! com>
Date:       1998-07-19 22:23:41
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At 04:30 PM 7/18/98 -0600, Richard Stallman wrote:
>    We are releasing development libraries, not entire programs...
>    The Mozilla license fit the bill for us perfectly.
>
>Using an LGPL-covered library can't really be impossibly painful for
>business, since all the companies that link proprietary programs for
>GNU/Linux have done it.  They all use GNU libc, which is covered by
>the LGPL.

My understanding is that the terms of the LGPL are satisfied as long as
LGPL libraries are dynamically linked to proprietary code - am I correct?
This seems to be implied by the availability of commercial software.

Regards,

Bill Henning


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