Re: LGPL

John Hansen wrote:
> Tom Lane [mailto:tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us] Wrote:
> > "John Hansen" <john(at)geeknet(dot)com(dot)au> writes:
> > > Right,... Let me be more specific then,....
> >
> > > What are your thoughts on using the glib
> > > (http://developer.gnome.org/doc/API/2.2/glib/index.html)
> > library for
> > > some functionality in pg?
> >
> > Right offhand that seems like a nonstarter. Exactly how
> > would you use it in a way that didn't turn it into a required
> > component? It looks to me like a collection of bits that are
> > pretty useful but also very low-level, and hence not easily separable.
>
> K, that's what confused me as I got the impression it was ok to require
> LGPL libraries but not GPL.

I think the answer isn't clear on that one.

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