Re: [Libusb-win32-devel] libusb-win32 LGPL license enquiry

[Linus W. <tr...@df...>]

On Mon, 24 Apr 2006, Jonathon Love - Haltech wrote:

LGPL questions? See
http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/lesser.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_Lesser_General_Public_License

> In order to pass, along with our program we must provide:
>
> - object files (.lib files for VC++) for all our code

No.

> - libusb-win32 packaged in a separate dll (so our code isn't staticly linked 
> with it)

No, static linking is OK.

> - source code for libusb-win32

No, giving a reference to where it can be obtained like saying "it's on 
http://libusb-win32.sourceforge.net/ is OK, unless you changed some of 
libusb-win32 source code yourselves, in that case you have to provide a 
pointer to where the source code can be obtained.

> - prominent notices saying that sections of our program are released under 
> the LGPL

If you by "your program" refer to a bundle including portions 
of libusb-win32 then Yes.

The typical way to do it is to say that it contains the LGPL library 
libusb-win32 and tell users where it may be downloaded.

> - none of our own source code

Correct, that's how LGPL works.

Linus