[SDL] I have some animated GIF code, can I...

Rhythmic Fistman rfistman at gmail.com
Mon Oct 23 15:17:36 PDT 2006


> Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2006 00:51:23 -0200
> From: "Daniel K. O." <danielko.listas at gmail.com>

> Doug escreveu:
> > It can be difficult to fully understand the LGPL, let alone any legal
> > document.  I think only lawyers can fully understand them.  :P
> >
> Then read what Stallman has to say about GPL and LGPL. It's MUCH easier
> to understand what Free Software is about in human language than in
> "legalese".

To put it bluntly: an animated gif library is way too derivative
to be covered by the LGPL. Duh.




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