Re: XChat seems to be ignoring the LGPL

[Matthew William Solloway Bell <m bell bvrh co uk>]

Well, yes, it is linked statically and doesn't have the object files to  
relink against a modified GTK+. This seems to be covered on the thread  
referenced in [2]. Also, utilities to link the object files with a  
modified GTK+ are missing.

Matthew W. S. Bell
On 09/09/04 18:51:11, Owen Taylor wrote:
> On Mon, 2004-09-06 at 18:20, Matthew William Solloway Bell wrote:
> > I'm just informing you that, from what I have seen, the 'Official'
> > build of XChat for Windows v. 2.4.0[1] seems to be ignoring the
> license
> > on GTK. I'm not sure how important this is or even if I am correct.
>
> > There is further information[2] on the forum[3]. Do with this
> > information as you will :)
>
> Unless XChat for Windows is being shipped:
>
>  - Statically linked to GTK+
>  - Without the object files to relink against a modified GTK+
>
> Then there is no GTK+-related license issue. GTK+ is licensed under
> the LGPL, not the GPL, precisely so that it can be used in
> applications under all sorts of licensing terms.
>
> Any other questions are up to Peter Zelezny to sort out with xchat
> contributors.
>
> Regards,
> 						Owen