Re: [linux-audio-dev] JACK and licenses: a very important question

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Subject: Re: [linux-audio-dev] JACK and licenses: a very important question
From: Erik de Castro Lopo (erikd-lad_AT_mega-nerd.com)
Date: Mon Nov 12 2001 - 09:04:40 EET

It really blew my mind when Andre Pang <ozone_AT_algorithm.com.au> said:

> Are you going to allow the JACK library to be statically linked if
> it's LGPLed? You can use an LGPLed library in your own program if
> it's dynamically linked, but you're not allowed to statically link
> it since it's considered a derivative work. (Or something like
> that :).

Yep, thats pretty much the case.

> I have a feeling that non-free software will _want_ to statically
> link things in just to avoid problems with installing the library
> separately, etc etc.

I faced exactly the same problem with libsndfile. My approach was that
if they want to link statically to libsndfile they can go and get fscked.

Erik 

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