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See the post on the LGPL static-linking issue for porting above, and why the wxWidget library license had to create an exception. The project contamination hap
by Joel_Mckay 4y ago
See the post on the LGPL static-linking issue for porting above, and why the wxWidget library license had to create an exception.
The project contamination happens even with the LGPL.
The subject was contaminating licenses, and why they are not appropriate in some situations. Cheers =)
- pabs3 4y ago> The subject was contaminating licenses Sure, I was just pointing out a misconception in your understanding of these licenses. They only require distributing downstream to your users, not back to the upstream community.
- Joel_Mckay 4y agoHaving various people threatening patent/legal enforcement is another issue. One may believe porting to another platform like ARM64 with a patch would be clear, but people often confuse GPL means free as in free beer... it isn't... and some get extremely aggressive/possessive over mundane issues. I go by the lawyers consensus, not some opinion on the internet from some unknown region of the world. Note, the user-base doesn't care, they only want a program to work on their platform. Some upstream publishers on the other hand can be disrespectful at times, as some can assume the worst... it usually has nothing to do with the FOSS foundations themselves. Thanks for your opinion though, it is good to see people still interested in community projects. Happy computing, =)