[Fwd: Re: [issue651] LGPLv3,§4 and C++ pure, template library]

FMDSPAM fmdspam at md-web.de
Di Jan 20 13:36:59 UTC 2009


Hallo Bernhard,

Danke für das anhaltende Interesse.

Leider habe ich es versäumt die Antwort, die ich von Brett Smith bekam 
(s.u.), weiter zu leiten. Entschuldigt. Dies hole ich hiermit nach.

Jetzt habe ich überstimmende Deutungen, sowohl der Entwickler der 
fraglichen Bibliothek als auch eines "Licencing Compliance Engineer" 
erhalten.  Da will ich die Sache auch nicht mehr anders sehen, nur weil 
ich mir persönlich klarere LGPL-Formulierungen hinsichtlich meines 
Anwendungsfalles wünschen würde.

Kurzum: Danke.

Grüße

Frank

-------- Original-Nachricht --------
Betreff: 	Re: [issue651] LGPLv3,§4 and C++ pure, template library
Datum: 	Wed, 14 Jan 2009 14:22:59 -0500
Von: 	Brett Smith <brett at fsf.org>
Organisation: 	Free Software Foundation
An: 	fmdspam at md-web.de
Referenzen: 	<4965C675.7010809 at fsfeurope.org>



Frank,

> But, what is about $4?
> Is using a header only lib, aka producing "object code incorporating
> material from library header files" not the same as combining works
> and therefore covered by paragraph 4?

It might help to think of it this way: section 3 describes a specific
scenario where an application *only* uses certain materials from header
files.  If your application is in that situation, then it gives you
permission to distribute the object code that you create provided that
you meet certain conditions.  If you're not in that situation, then you
go on to section 4, which lets you distribute the object code under
different conditions.  Section 4 lists the general rules for
applications; section 3 gives a special exception for specific cases.

So, if your object code is only using material from header files the way
section 3 describes, then you only have to do what's listed in section
3, and you don't need to worry about section 4 at all.

Best regards,

-- 
Brett Smith
Licensing Compliance Engineer, Free Software Foundation




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