Hi all!

That is actually a rather interesting addendum. As many of us recall
Andrew Greenberg has repeatedly argued that GPL/LGPL don't fit into the
image centric world of Smalltalk. Even though the text doesn't sound
very "legalese" I assume Cincom has had lawyers look it over.

Interesting that they still use it. I can only guess that it is a way to
"ride" on the popular LGPL license, even though the logical move would
perhaps have been to craft a license that *does* work in a Smalltalk
world.

It would be interesting to see how such a GPL-equivalence and a
LGPL-equivalence crafted for the Smalltalk world could look like. And I
mean written by a lawyer. :)

regards, Göran

Nevin Pratt <nevin at bountifulbaby.com> wrote:
[SNIP]
> I might add also that the license to Glorp has been clarified, or 
> changed from LGPL, to LGPL(S), as described below:
> 
> *****
> This is a Smalltalk library, licensed under the LGPL, and distributed 
> WITHOUT
> ANY WARRANTY (see below).  However, it is not obvious how some of
> the terms and concepts in the license should be sensibly applied to 
> Smalltalk
> The various Smalltalk image models often do not directly correspond to
> the ideas of programs and libraries that are linked to form executables.
> We, the authors, would like to clarify our interpretation of the LGPL as it
> applies to Smalltalk, and what we permit you to do with this code. We
> will sometimes use the term LGPL(S) to distinguish the use of the LGPL
> with these clarifications.
> 
> This code is intended to be usable as a library, without the intention to
> restrict the license of the program that uses it. Thus, you may use this 
> library
> the same way you would normally use any other Smalltalk library. That is,
> you may load it into an image or otherwise make it available for use in 
> whatever
> ways are appropriate to the Smalltalk implementation you are using 
> (including,
> but not limited to file-in, linking a shared library, or loading a binary
> representation such as a parcel,  BOSS file, image segment or image 
> component).
> You may write code that uses the library, including subclassing library 
> classes
> and having the library call back to your code using blocks, the #perform:
> mechanism, or similar mechanisms. You may use this code,  including creating
> and distributing packaged images, libraries, development images and 
> executables
> that include the library code. We do not consider these activities 
> sufficient
> to make the entire program/image/executable or any portion of it beyond the
> library itself be considered a derivative work, and in any case we place no
> restrictions on what licenses you may use for code that uses this library in
> these or similar manners.
> 
> If, however, you modify the class definitions or methods of the library, 
> we do
> consider those modified sections a derivative work, and as such they are 
> fully subject
> to the restrictions described in the LGPL. Basically, you'll need to 
> release the
> source of any modifications.
> 
> If you require any further clarification, we'd be happy to provide it. 
> You can contact
> the authors c/o Alan Knight, knight at acm.org.
> 
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