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If the copyleft portion of the LGPL applies to the parts of WebKit outside of WebCore, then how could WebKit be released under the BSD license?
by ekiru 17y ago
If the copyleft portion of the LGPL applies to the parts of WebKit outside of WebCore, then how could WebKit be released under the BSD license?
- tfinniga 17y agoGood point, here's a block from the WebKit goals page. WebKit should remain freely usable for both open source and proprietary applications. To that end, we use BSD-style and LGPL licenses. Specifically, we aim for licensing compatible with LGPL 2.1+. We do not currently plan to move to LGPL 3. In addition, we strive to create a courteous, welcoming environment that feels approachable to newcomers. WebKit maintains a public IRC chat room and a public mailing list where the ideas of contributors both new and old are heard and discussed with equal weight.