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Those libraries are under the LGPL, not the GPL, which is a huge difference in this context.
by kragen 2y ago
Those libraries are under the LGPL, not the GPL, which is a huge difference in this context.
- diggan 2y agoAh, you're very right, I misread it somehow when I first came across it... Thanks for the correction!
- kragen 2y agoIt's an easy mistake to make!
- Dylan16807 2y agoI'm assuming mouse_ was including LGPL when they said GPL because otherwise their comment has nothing to do with the article.
- kragen 2y agoThey are very different licenses, so their comment has nothing to do with the article, which is what I was pointing out. Including the LGPL in a comment about the GPL makes as much sense as including Switzerland in a comment about Sweden. It's an easy mistake to make if you aren't very familiar with them, but it's still a mistake, and one which leads you to nonsensical conclusions if you don't correct it.
- zorgmonkey 2y agolibVLC the library is LGPL licensed, VLC the application is GPL licensed. This plugin was of course just using libVLC so it being GPL was not the issue. As you said several other libraries unity uses are also LGPL licensed.
- kragen 2y agoThank you for the explanation! If I knew that, I had forgotten.