Re: epiphany-extensions license

[chrysn <chrysn fsfe org>]

Joe Shaw wrote:
> To give another perspective on this: how is a plugin any different
> than a normal library?
>
> If I am using libfoo, which is licensed under the GPL, I am under no
> obligation to license my application under the GPL.  I merely have to
> license under a GPL-compatible license, or else other people may not
> distribute libfoo.
i think you are wrong about that; if you use a gpl library, you have to
publish under gpl as well!
you get more freedoms with lgpl libraries (which most libraries are)

regards
chrysn