[SDL] SDL and embedded device LGPL issue

[Bill Kendrick]

youplala at netcourrier.com wrote:
 
> This fact oblige us to edit and give source code
> (or object file) of all the project (like says LGPL). 
  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

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> Are they any legal terms helping us using SDL to provide
> commercial games on dreamcast (or embedded device in general)
> without giving the commercial source code and by the way increase SDL use?
  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^            ^^^^^^^^^^^

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Yes.  "Give" the object file [*].  Duh!  :^)


[*] So people can re-link if they need/want to, as per the LGPL section 6a.
    It's really all pretty cleanly stated in the LGPL, and has been discussed
    around here numerous times.  Check the mailing list archives.

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