Re: libapt-pkg for commercial use
Julian Andres Klode <jak@debian.org> writes:
> On Wed, Apr 04, 2012 at 08:59:57PM +0200, debian@srv.arnoldbechtoldt.com wrote:
>> Dear developers,
>>
>> I would like to ask you whether I am allowed to use libapt-pkg/
>> libapt-inst (c++ lib) for my software,
>> which won't be licensed under the GNU GPL (at least in the next 1-2
>> years). libapt would be linked dynamically (*.so).
>>
>> Am I allowed to do this? I'm sorry for not understanding the GPL
>> correctly and hope for some replies.
>
> You must license your work in a license compatible to the GPL, so that
> it can be distributed under the terms of the GPL. In short, you can use
> any license that does not impose more restrictions than the GPL. This
> definitely means it must be free software, and effectively GPL.
>
> You should find all information you need at http://www.gnu.org/licenses/.
>
> --
> Julian Andres Klode - Debian Developer, Ubuntu Member
>
> See http://wiki.debian.org/JulianAndresKlode and http://jak-linux.org/.
Why isn't libapt LGPL?
MfG
Goswin
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