[SDL] Dynamically loading SDL dlls

[Bill Kendrick]

On Fri, Nov 02, 2007 at 08:53:49AM -0400, L-28C wrote:
> Why is there a license anyway? It's not like anyone would bootleg SDL or 
> make their own renamed version... :/

Because the copyright owners own the copyright to SDL.  Licensing it
under the LGPL ensures they get what they want back from the project,
while making it free for others to use (as in Free Software, capital F).

GPL and LGPL software _is_ sometimes 'bootlegged', as you call it,
and people have been taken to court over this illegal use of copyrighted
software.  For example, _this week's_ piece of news may be of interest:

  "Settlement reached in Busybox-Monsoon GPL case"
  http://www.linux.com/feature/120629

-bill!