Once upon a time, Ulrich Drepper <drepper@xxxxxxxxxx> said: > Regardless, the object file/source distinction is meaningless anyway. > The object files encode ABI internals. Those change and make object > file reuse impossible (we never guarantee compatibility of object files, > only executables and DSOs). Therefore I argue that without distributing > sources people linking statically are always violating the license since > they don't allow relinking with later or earlier versions. The LGPL doesn't talk about different versions; it only requires relinking with modified copies of the same version that maintain interface compatibility. After all, even dynamic linking doesn't guarantee compatibility with earlier versions. -- Chris Adams <cmadams@xxxxxxxxxx> Systems and Network Administrator - HiWAAY Internet Services I don't speak for anybody but myself - that's enough trouble. -- fedora-devel-list mailing list fedora-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list
