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Bradley Kuhn (bkuhn) - 9 years ago 2014-11-12 00:21:21
bkuhn@ebb.org
Link LGPL compliance section to LGPL analysis.

Since so little material is currently given on LGPL compliance, it's
likely best to link back to the chapter on LGPL compliance.

Besides, I don't think there really is anything additional the
compliance guide can add regarding LGPL compliance, other than the
detail license analysis on LGPL already available in that part of the
text.

(Note labels had to be added for the chapters that didn't previously
exist.)
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GPL compliance and LGPL compliance mostly involve the same issues.  As we
 
discussed in \S~\ref{derivative-works}, questions of modified versions of
 
software are highly fact-dependant and cannot be easily addressed in any
 
software are highly fact-dependent and cannot be easily addressed in any
 
overview document.  The LGPL adds some additional complexity to the
 
analysis.  Namely, the various LGPL versions permit proprietary licensing
 
of certain types of modified versions.  These issues are well beyond the
 
scope of this document, but as a rule of thumb, once you have determined
 
of certain types of modified versions.  These issues are discussed in greater
 
detail in Chapter~\ref{LGPLv2} and~\ref{LGPLv3}.  However, as a rule of thumb, once you have determined
 
(in accordance with LGPLv3) what part of the work is the ``Application''
 
and what portions of the source are ``Minimal Corresponding Source'', then
 
you can usually proceed to follow the GPL compliance rules that we
 
discussed, replacing our discussion of ``Corresponding Source'' with
 
you can usually proceed to follow the GPL compliance rules that
 
discussed above, replacing our discussion of ``Corresponding Source'' with
 
``Minimal Corresponding Source''.
 

	
 
LGPL also requires that you provide a mechanism to combine the Application
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@@ -4113,6 +4113,7 @@ Terms to Your New Programs'' to just the bare essentials.
 

	
 
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\chapter{The Lesser GPL}
 
\label{LGPLv2}
 

	
 
As we have seen in our consideration of the GPL, its text is specifically
 
designed to cover all possible derivative, modified and/or combined works under copyright law. Our
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@@ -4683,6 +4684,7 @@ our more extensive GPL unit can be directly applied.
 
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\chapter{LGPLv3}
 
\label{LGPLv3}
 

	
 
LGPLv3 was designed to rectify the architectural plan of the GNU family of
 
licenses, by making the copyleft license from which LGPLv3 is a combination
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