GPL vs LGPL Licensing
Discussions center on whether a software project or library is licensed under GPL or LGPL, highlighting confusion, implications for usability, compatibility, and preferences for more permissive licenses like LGPL over the stricter GPL.
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Weird take seeing as it's licensed under GPL.
I think it's GPL, not LGPL, so it goes a little beyond that.
It's the LGPL, not the GPL. Huge difference.
Given that it's under the GPL, I don't think they can do that.
Looks like its GPL not LGPL. Seems not usable for most people
Too bad it's GPL licensed instead of a more permissive one :(
Aha, did not realize it was GPL.
LGPL is for libraries, not GPL.
Sadly, the license is GPL rather than the expected LGPL.
The GPL does not preclude this in the least.