Open Source Licence (LGPL or GPL)

[Richard Gaskin]

Ray G. Miller wrote:

>> David Bovill wrote:
>> 
>> 
>>> The simple 
>>> story is to use the LGPL if you may wish to distribute the open source
>>> code with 'linked' libraries (read IDE or engine here) which is not GPL'd.
>> 
>> 
>> Hmmm....  I had never considered including the Rev engine with the MC IDE
>> distribution.  It would be convenient, given the dissection required for OS
>> X, but in my mind it keeps everything clean and simple to distribute only
>> the IDE.
>> 
> 
> Has anyone checked:
> 
> http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/why-not-lgpl.html

I read it.  It seems a good discussion of GPL issues as they relate to
libraries.

What do you see as the implications for the MC IDE?

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