Re: [gtk-list] [ Glib ] : Licensing term of Glib 1.2.7 : Lesser or not Lesser

[Owen Taylor <otaylor redhat com>]

Huet Xavier <Xavier.Huet@infineon.com> writes:

> Is Glib v1.2.7 licensed uder GPL term or under Lesser GPL ?
> In the header files (glib.h), it's mentionned a GPL term
> but the COPYING file is about Lesser GPL. 

The license terms from glib.h in glib-1.2.7 are included
below. They explicitely place GLib under the GNU Libary
General Public License (the traditional name for the
Lesser General Public License.) I don't see where the
confusion lies.

Regards,
                                        Owen

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