GNU Lesser General Public License

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GNU license copyleft license free software license software license

The GNU Lesser General Public License is a free software license that allows developers to use and integrate covered software libraries into their own programs, including proprietary ones, under certain copyleft conditions.

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GNU Lesser General Public License canonical 33
LGPL 25
GNU Library General Public License 2

Statements (51)

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allows linking with proprietary software under certain conditions ⓘ
appliesTo software components ⓘ
software libraries ⓘ
approvedBy Free Software Foundation as a free software license ⓘ
Open Source Initiative ⓘ
author Richard Stallman ⓘ
canBeRelicensedUnder GNU General Public License for modified versions of the library ⓘ
category open source license ⓘ
compatibleWith GNU General Public License ⓘ
contrastWith GNU General Public License ⓘ
copyleftScope derivative works of the LGPL-covered library ⓘ
modifications to the LGPL-covered library ⓘ
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developer Free Software Foundation ⓘ
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FSFApproved true ⓘ
goal promote use of free software libraries in both free and proprietary programs ⓘ
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modification of covered library code ⓘ
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GNU Lesser General Public License self-linksurface differs ⓘ
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GNU Lesser General Public License self-linksurface differs ⓘ
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intendedFor software libraries that may be used by proprietary programs ⓘ
jurisdiction worldwide ⓘ
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legalBasis copyright law ⓘ
licenseClass weak copyleft ⓘ
maintainedBy Free Software Foundation ⓘ
OSIApproved true ⓘ
partOf GNU Project licensing framework ⓘ
permits use in proprietary applications via dynamic linking ⓘ
use in proprietary applications via static linking under conditions ⓘ
publisher Free Software Foundation ⓘ
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GNU General Public License ⓘ
surface form: GNU General Public License version 3
requires allowing reverse engineering for debugging modifications when combined with proprietary software ⓘ
making modifications to the LGPL-covered library available under the LGPL ⓘ
not imposing further restrictions on recipients’ exercise of the license rights ⓘ
providing a copy of the license with the distribution ⓘ
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website https://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl.html ⓘ

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