Re: LGPL

John Hansen wrote:
> Tom Lane [mailto:tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us] Wrote:
> > "John Hansen" <john@geeknet.com.au> writes:
> > > Right,... Let me be more specific then,....
> > 
> > > What are your thoughts on using the glib
> > > (http://developer.gnome.org/doc/API/2.2/glib/index.html) 
> > library for 
> > > some functionality in pg?
> > 
> > Right offhand that seems like a nonstarter.  Exactly how 
> > would you use it in a way that didn't turn it into a required 
> > component?  It looks to me like a collection of bits that are 
> > pretty useful but also very low-level, and hence not easily separable.
> 
> K, that's what confused me as I got the impression it was ok to require
> LGPL libraries but not GPL.

I think the answer isn't clear on that one.

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