Re: What is the LGPL?

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From: Chris Flatters
Date: Wed, 06 Jan 1993 16:50

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In article 93Jan6130835@calamityjane.edscom.demon.co.uk, kevin@edscom.demon.co.uk (Kevin Broadey) writes:
>Sorry if this is a dumb question, but I can't find `LGPL' in $EMACS/etc/FAQ.
>
>So what is it?

The LGPL is the GNU library general public license.  You can get it from
prep.ai.mit.edu as COPYING-LIB or find it in the GNU libc distribution.

It differs from the GPL in allowing you to get away with not making the
sources available for an application linked with the library in question.
You are required to make the application available in a form that can
be linked with a new (hopefully improved) version of the library however.

	Chris Flatters
	cflatter@nrao.edu

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