RE: AW: License proposal

Barr Bill P <[email protected]> Thu, 8 Jan 2004 08:34:39 -0500

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>Does using an LGPL library/framework with a Java app require the user to
make their product LGPL??? Does it require them to allow their product to be
reverse-engineered?

An acquaintance posed the difference this way: "From a revenue perspective,
Microsoft would use LGPL, Apache or BSD licensed software. It would never
use GPL licensed software."