[GLLUG] LGPL and GPL - linking and distribution

Mike msg at msu.edu
Sat Mar 8 16:20:08 EST 2008


So someone gets "libraryA.dll" off the internet.  It's under one of 
LGPL/GPL.  (It's source code is public, and not modified.)

They compile "programB.exe" under a proprietary license.  (It's closed 
source.)  It links with "libraryA.dll" during execution.  Are there 
restrictions on "programB.exe"?

This person wants to distribute them both in "programB.msi".  What 
should its license be like?  (Can it read the same as the proprietary 
license for "programB.exe"?)

What about copyright?  Can "all rights reserved" apply to any of these 3 
files?  Can copyrights be a problem later on?





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