LGPL and SqueakMap
Nevin Pratt
nevin at smalltalkpro.com
Mon Dec 23 04:12:36 UTC 2002
Daniel Joyce wrote:
>Andrew Said:
>
>
>
>>Be certain to ask the right questions. The issues are complex. What
>>is the LGPL status of subclasses of the LGPL code? of various
>>patterns that do not use inheritance?
>>
>>All of a sudden, commercial uses of Squeak will require complex
>>compliance memoranda by attorneys, depending on the specific classes
>>used and not used.
>>
>>
>
>GPL code CAN be used for commercial purposes, you just have to provide
>the SOURCE with the application.
>
True. But what constitutes "application source" is muddy with
Smalltalk. I believe that is Andrew's point. Because of that, I
personally wouldn't touch GPL code for a Smalltalk image, if it were my
decision.
However, note that I am talking about LGPL rather than GPL (specifically
in the context of GLORP having an LGPL license), and LGPL has a more
liberal license than GPL.
Nevin
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