Re: [binarycloud-dev] LGPL

[Alex B. <en...@tu...>]

> Alex,
> 
> We've run into problems with LGPL adoption with one of our products (iODBC).
> This got so bad with larger companies eyeing it suspiciously (because its
> legal language is vague as far as how it differs from the GPL, and it could
> impose the same 'viral' licensing) that we finally released iODBC under a
> BSD license as well.  Not that the situations are identical by any means,
> but you may run into problems in the long run with bc adoption in large
> companies with legal departments that find LGPL unacceptable.

hi andrew, as always good point :)

I personally dislike BSD because it does not enforce "re-contribution" which
I think is a fundamentally good thing to force. BSD basically says
"whatever, this is free"

Can you give me a specific example of problems brought to your attention
with LGPL?

_a


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