Squeak and LGPL

Randal L. Schwartz merlyn at stonehenge.com
Sun Feb 3 17:19:01 UTC 2008


>>>>> "Janko" == Janko Mivšek <janko.mivsek at eranova.si> writes:

Janko> Randal, please! First, why the heck we as Smalltalkers need to obey by
Janko> the word that damn licenses if even FSF hinted clear enough, that it
Janko> should be treated LGPL by the spirit, that is by intent and meaning of
Janko> the license.

Precisely because it's *only* a "hint", and not legally binding.

What will matter in court some day is the letter of the license, not what some
random person may "hint" about it indirectly.

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