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Re: coolview+less: search dying
- To: Alex <garbanzo at hooked dot net>, gnu-win32<gnu-win32 at cygnus dot com>, gnu at prep dot ai dot mit dot edu
- Subject: Re: coolview+less: search dying
- From: "Hilton Fernandes" <hfernandes at mail dot geocities dot com>
- Date: Wed, 24 Sep 1997 05:08:54 +0000
- CC: Hilton Fernandes <hfernandes at mail dot geocities dot com>
- References: <EGxz6o.B0z@bbc.com>
On 22 Sep 97 at 22:08, Alex <garbanzo@hooked.net> wrote:
> There's always the Berkely copyrighted regex stuff. Could someone however
> explain to me in layman's terms what the difference is between GPL and
> LGPL?
Hi!
Good question! This is exactly my main doubt about the GNU project.
And certainly a doubt of many other programmers.
I'd like to ask people that can understand legalese, if any of the
next statements is correct:
- under GPL you can use a software, but not include it in your
distribution. If you do, you actually put your software under GPL
terms and must offer its source code, as well as make it available
to Internet download.
For instance, you can compile your software with gcc, but cannot
include it in your distribution. Otherwise, your software will
be GPLed.
- under LGPL (_L_ibrary GPL?), you can include a LGPL software in
your distribution. However, if you change -- or enhance -- it,
your distribution will be under LGPL too.
For instance, if your software use GNU's libc, there's no problem.
However, if you correct some bug it may have, your software will
be under LGPL too.
This certainly isn't totally correct, but i'd like to know how far
from it.
Best regards,
++Hilton
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