Re: [Tracker] Can I write a proprietary plug-in to extract meta data from a private file format?

[Martyn Russell <martyn lanedo com>]

On 29/11/10 08:52, Lin, Mengdong wrote:
> libtracker-extract is LGPL, can I write a proprietary plug-in for it
> to handle a private file format (eg. a DRM file format) ?

Yes it is LGPL so you can use it with your closed source works. If you 
want to write an extractor for your own format, you can also make that 
closed, it doesn't matter, tracker-extract will work with ANY libraries 
found in the target location and this shouldn't infringe the licenses AFAIK.

Most (all?) public libraries are LGPL in tracker where we hope to be 
used by other projects open or closed. We changed that not so long ago 
to make things easier for others who want to use Tracker.

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Regards,
Martyn