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> With LGPL, you can't statically link the library though. no, that's tiresomely false. You can link proprietary code statically with LGPL code. LGPL does not
by jcelerier 8y ago
> With LGPL, you can't statically link the library though.
no, that's tiresomely false. You can link proprietary code statically with LGPL code. LGPL does not give a shit about static or dynamic libraries because LGPL is not a language-specific license.
Right from the source: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#LGPLStaticVsDynamic https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#LGPLStaticVsDynami...
- littlestymaar 8y agoThanks for the link. The nuance I was missing is that you can distribute statically-linked LGPL library as long as you provide a way for your user to override the chosen library with his own version of the library.