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LGPL means only the library itself has to be open source, any other libraries or software that make use of the LGPL'D library can be closed.
by HideousKojima 6y ago
LGPL means only the library itself has to be open source, any other libraries or software that make use of the LGPL'D library can be closed.
- jcelerier 6y agoit's not that simple, one has to argue that the whole software is its own work and not simply an extension of the library. Quoting LGPLv3: > An “Application” is any work that makes use of an interface provided by the Library, but which is not otherwise based on the Library. Defining a subclass of a class defined by the Library is deemed a mode of using an interface provided by the Library. making a simple wrapper of a large LGPLv3 library is a more-than-grey area with the "not otherwise based on" wording.