GPL v LGPL for libraries
On Tue, Dec 15, 1998 at 10:54:38 -0500, Dale Scheetz wrote:
> The move to LGPL increases the freedom of software because it allows
> non-GPL software (which is still free under another license) to
> "incorporate" such libraries without incorporating the GPL as the license.
That's just one side of the story. The other side is that having libraries
GPLed rather than LGPLed can help non-free software becoming GPLed. Readline
being GPL-ed rather then LGPL-ed made ncftp free.
Ray
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