> if they weren't willing to put in the relatively small amount of effort required to find out how it was licensed That's not the point. They are single develo

> if they weren't willing to put in the relatively small amount of effort required to find out how it was licensed That's not the point. They are single developers or start-ups not used to match what they intended to develop with the LGPL license terms. Their primary mistake was to trust the sales guys. I had personal contact with some of them, and in no case was a commercial licence objectively necessary. Sure, it's not the only way inexperienced people get ripped off, but it doesn't help confidence and clarity, which is what this thread is about.