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Lesser General Public License

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Am I permitted to use an LGPL library without releasing the source to the rest of my applica...

Yes you can use the unmodified library with your own proprietry code - so long as your user can exchange the LGPL library for their own version (this normally means using a dynamic linked library = dll … But normally there are no problems using an LGPL library with a commercial app - that was the idea of it. …
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Protecting proprietary code linking with LGPL v3 code

If your app checked for a particular LGPL library (by code signing etc) then it would not be acceptable - somebody would be unable to take the LGPL lib that they had written and change it while continuing … You can of course do anything you want with your app's code - you just have to let them change their work in the LGPL lib …
Martin Beckett's user avatar
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Is it possible to release a library based on the ASIO SDK under the LGPLv3?

It looks like you can't provide copies of the ASIO SDK. You could develop code which uses it but have your customers get the SDK from ASIO directly and then link with your code. You may also be abl …
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8 votes
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How do I avoid GPL violations?

Did you write the code? Then the GPL is working for you - you don't need to do anything to bide by it, the people you distribute the code to are bound by it. Remember the GPL doesn't apply to you for …
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3 votes

Downsides of GNU LGPL v3 vs. GNU LGPL v2.1?

The main difference in GPL 2->3 is Tivoisation and patents. You cannot use a GPL app but prevent people replacing it with their own version (even if you give them the source) by encrypting/signing th …
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14 votes

Is there a modified LGPL license that allows static linking?

wxwidgets is licensed under essentially = LGPL + static linking ...essentially the L-GPL (Library General Public Licence), with an exception stating that derived works in binary form may be distributed …
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1 vote

shipping a recompiled plugin under lgpl

If the original code is LGPL then your modifications to it are distributed under the LGPL and your code can use the LGPL plugin as a library - I don't see the problem? …
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2 votes
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Is distributing patches in compliance with the GPL?

The GPL requires you to provide that the users you distribute your code to can also contribute and distribute their own changes. Some GPL commentators go so far as claiming that you should distribute …
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