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Re: FLTK License



Olive <not0read0765@yopmail.com> wrote:
> If I understand it well; the amendments of the LGPL are not removable
> (it is not explicitly said to be removable so by default it is not).
> But It seems then that this license might in fact be incompatible with
> the LPGL.

They appear to be additional permissions, so are GPL-compatible IMO.

> In particular it prevents to relicence FLTK under the pure GPL
> which is normally allowed by the LGPL.

Rather, it would be under the GPL plus additional permissions.

> Any derivative works of FLTK have
> to be distributed with the additional permissions and that [...]

I don't see why authors of derived works have to grant the additional
permissions.  Where is that requirement?

Confused,
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