Lpc2000

--- In lpc2000@yahoogroups.com, Tom Walsh <tom@o...> wrote:
>
> seangra wrote:
> 
> >Note that the LGPL quite explicitly states that if you maintain
> >the LGPL'd code in it's own library, and use a shared library
> >methodology to use it, you don't have to make available any of
> >your own code.  The only code you have to make available is any
> >portions of the LGPL'd code that you modified.
> >
> I think you mis-spoke when you used the term "shared library" and 
> you meant to say "dynamically linked library"?
> 
> A.k.a. runtime linking of program code + library code at the time 
> it is executed.

I agree with your interpretation, however I'm just using the 
language of the LGPL itself.  Section 6b starts with "Use 
a suitable shared library mechanism for linking with the Library".  
Nowhere in the LGPL does it mention "dynamic".

> >It's not all that difficult to modularize the code into a 
> >seperate library, especially since you're obtaining the code as a
> >module in the first place.
> >
> How do you do that, segregate the code into a subdirectory and 
> call it a "module" ?  heh.  You are not getting a "module", it is
> a library.  I think that "module" is too generic a term to use
> when speaking in a the specific tense.

A library is a module, by definition.  A module can be a single 
file, or a selection of files.  However for our intents and 
purposes "library" is a more accurate term.

> >What this does mean, however, is that if you don't use an
> >external library then you can't charge for your application
> >anymore, because you must provide it for free to anyone who asks.
> >
> Not true.  You can sell programs which are based upon OSS 
> software, or are programs derived from OSS software.   It is
> called "value added" and is entirely possible to do under GPL +
> LGPL.  By doing so, you still must abide the original license
> terms.   The use of the terms "GPL" and "LGPL" mean freedom not
> free.

From what I understand if you do not use an external library then 
under the terms of the LGPL you (essentially) must provide the 
application to anyone who wants it.  If you must give it away for 
free (or a nominal charge) then how can you sell it?