: Steven Green wrote:
:> I have scanned the LGPL and am a little unsure if I have the correct
:> understanding of this license. I guess I need a copy of LGPL for dummies.
:>
:> I want to use an LGPL library in my application (not modify the library
:> itself). Am I allowed to use the library freely without further restriction
:> on my own work?
: First off, IANAL.
: However, yes you can use an LGPL'd library in your code, without it
: affecting the license of your code. There are, however, some conditions:
: 1) You have to provide the source for the LGPL'ed library, including
: _any changes_ you make to the library sources,
: 2) You need to provide linkable object files (where approperiate) for
: your application so that users can re-link your project to make it work
: with newer releases of the LGPL'ed library.
Also:
``* You must give prominent notice with each copy of the work that the
Library is used in it and that the Library and its use are covered by
this License.
* You must supply a copy of this License.
* If the work during execution displays copyright notices, you must
include the copyright notice for the Library among them, as well as a
reference directing the user to the copy of this License.''
http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/lesser.html - section 6.