[Discussioni] LGPL

[jaromil]

ciao a tutti,

leggendo una cosa mi e' venuto un dubbio, e non vedo posto migliore che questo 
per esternarlo; nella distribuzione di lame c'e' un file (oltre al consueto 
COPYING) che cerca di spiegare in soldoni cosa comporta la LGPL, questo file 
si chiama LICENSE e dice:

 Can I use LAME in my commercial program?  

 Yes, you can, under the restrictions of the LGPL.  In particular, you
 can include a compiled version of the LAME library (for example,
 lame.dll) with a commercial program.  Some notable requirements of
 the LGPL:

 1. In your program, you cannot include any source code from LAME, with
    the exception of files whose only purpose is to describe the library
    interface (such as lame.h).  

 2. Any modifications of LAME must be released under the LGPL.  
    The LAME project (www.mp3dev.org) would appreciate being
    notified of any modifications.  

 3. You must give prominent notice that your program is:
       A. using LAME (including version number)
       B. LAME is under the LGPL
       C. Provide a copy of the LGPL.  (the file COPYING contains the LGPL)
       D. Provide a copy of LAME source, or a pointer where the LAME
          source can be obtained (such as www.mp3dev.org)
    An example of prominent notice would be an "About the LAME encoding 
    engine" button in some pull down menu within the executable of your 
    program.  

 4. If you determine that distribution of LAME requires a patent license,
    you must obtain such license.

la mia domanda e': qualcuno sa dirmi se e' corretto quanto dichiarato al primo 
punto? mi sembra assurdo che non si possa includere una libreria LGPL 
nella distribuzione di un programma, in tal caso molti programmi in giro 
starebbero violando tale licenza, no?

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