On Fri, 2 May 2003, Yong Li wrote: > program SCIM is released under LGPL. However the server alone doesn't do > anything interesting. The real input methods are developed as plugins for > the server. Upon running the chosen plugin(s) will be loaded into the
[...] > nutshell it's very similar to how xmms and its plugins work. One of the > plugins, arguably the only one that most people will be interested, is > binary only. So we have been discussing whether we can legally distribute > this binary only plugin. If it was GPL, we know that a binary only plugin > is not allowed. But will LGPL make a difference? so my questions are: The server itself, being LGPL'd, should be OK for main (can't imagine why not), assuming it is functional without needing any non-free plugin (other information you've given suggests this is the case). The binary-only plugins, if licenced in a way which allows them to be redistributed, should be OK for non-free. If they're not licenced so that they can be freely redistributed, then you'll have to work out some post-install installation method for the affected plugins. > PS: Please CC me when you reply since I'm not on this list. Thank you. Done. -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- #include <disclaimer.h> Matthew Palmer, Geek In Residence http://ieee.uow.edu.au/~mjp16
