[OSC_dev] Good C++ libraries ?

Damian Stewart damian.ml at frey.co.nz
Tue Mar 3 10:50:44 PST 2009


Jeff Glatt wrote:
> You can link to GPL'ed dynamic/shared libraries from commercial
> software without needing to release your commercial source, for
> example how you typically link to Linux's GNU-based C lib. What
> you can't do is modify the library source itself, and re-release it
> binary-only.

no - you can do this if the dynamic/shared library is LGPL (Lesser GPL or 
'Library' GPL), but if the dynamic/shared library is pure GPL, your 
application that links to it needs to be pure GPL as well.

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