2026-09-15 23:13 UTC
Do you know about the LGPL license? I think it allows you to statically link proprietary code, and the LGPL code remains open while the closed code remains closed. Modified and distributed lgpl still remain under the LGPL.
en.wikipedia.org/…/GNU_Lesser_General_Public_Lice…
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@thingsiplay@lemmy.ml 2026-09-15 23:35
Yes, but does anyone actually use LGPL still? Anyway that is a different license and not really GPL anymore, as it does not force anything. I mean if the project is GPL licensed already, then you can’t turn it into LPGL, because that is no longer compatible. So the issue for programs and games being GPL remains. If they were LGPL from the start, yes, that probably would solve it.