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The reason PySide exist under LGPL is to allow proprietary program using the library. Here we are talking about MIT which is not proprietary.
by jenadine 4y ago
The reason PySide exist under LGPL is to allow proprietary program using the library.
Here we are talking about MIT which is not proprietary.
- not_the_fda 4y agoSee https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/License_compatibility https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/License_compatibility GPL Compatability "That is, their code can be combined with a program under the GPL without conflict, and the new combination would have the GPL applied to the whole (but the other license would not so apply)."
- kevincox 4y agoIANAL. Legally the GPL doesn't care about proprietary or free software. What is cares about is that you license any combined works under the GPL. You could copy+paste the GPL, change the name and it wouldn't be a valid license for a "a work based on the Program". > You must license the entire work, as a whole, under this License https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html