So that is interesting. If you don't distribute a program that makes use of LPGL libs (e.g. a downloadable EXE), but you provide a remote view (in this case a web) on a server that runs that program, then the license does not apply...<div>
<div><div><br></div><div>Oh well I should just let the lawyers look into all these licenses, it's not my domain.</div><div><br></div><div><div><div class="gmail_quote">2009/2/25 Tristan Seligmann <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:mithrandi@mithrandi.net">mithrandi@mithrandi.net</a>></span><br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">* Peter Verswyvelen <<a href="mailto:bugfact@gmail.com">bugfact@gmail.com</a>> [2009-02-25 23:15:24 +0100]:<br>
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> On Wed, Feb 25, 2009 at 11:02 PM, Peter Hercek <<a href="mailto:phercek@gmail.com">phercek@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
><br>
> > * An LGPL library will force commercial users to release their source code<br>
> > only to the users of their program (which already bought it) and only for<br>
> > the purpose of recompiling with a newer version of the LGPL library.<br>
><br>
> Does this also mean one can't make closed source but *free* software<br>
> that uses LGPL libs? Since all users can then potentially request the<br>
> source code? E.g. suppose Google would have used LGPL libraries to<br>
> implement parts of their search engine...<br>
<br>
</div></div>Google doesn't distribute code or binaries for <a href="http://google.com" target="_blank">google.com</a>, though<br>
(although there is the appliance stuff..)<br>
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