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> giving them the object code to relink it wasn’t enough for them (which would satisfy the spirit of LGPL) Doesn't that also satisfy the letter of the LGPL v2?
by joshuaissac 1y ago
> giving them the object code to relink it wasn’t enough for them (which would satisfy the spirit of LGPL)
Doesn't that also satisfy the letter of the LGPL v2?
> Accompany the work with the complete corresponding machine-readable source code for the Library [...] and, if the work is an executable linked with the Library, with the complete machine-readable "work that uses the Library", as object code and/or source code, so that the user can modify the Library and then relink to produce a modified executable containing the modified Library
- mananaysiempre 1y agoDeliberately so, moreover, because distributing object files for relinking used to be common[1]. [1] https://lock.cmpxchg8b.com/linux123.html https://lock.cmpxchg8b.com/linux123.html