Re: Substitute classes

[David Ayers]

Am Donnerstag, den 17.03.2011, 14:00 +0000 schrieb David Chisnall: 
> On 17 Mar 2011, at 13:49, David Wetzel wrote:
> 
> > Gnustep is LGPL. 
> > So there is no issue. 
> 
> Note: the above claim is not legal advice and neither is this. Consult
> with a copyright lawyer in your jurisdiction if you want legal
> advice. 
> 
> I think the LGPL is in something of a grey area with regard to
> licenses like the iPhone. The LGPL section 6b is the one that normally
> allows linking of LGPL libraries with non-Free software, however this
> explicitly requires the end user to replace the LGPL'd shared library
> with their own version. This is not possible on a locked-down version.
> A strict interpretation of this clause would mean that Apple is in
> violation of the LGPL by shipping WebKit with Mobile Safari and not
> providing a mechanism for the end user to replace it with their own
> version. 
> 
> Exactly how the license would be interpreted is unknown until a court
> has ruled on the matter.

This is also no legal advice, but from
http://trac.webkit.org/browser/trunk/Source/WebKit/LICENSE
I gather that Apple is the copyright holder of WebKit. If that is truly
the case, Apple is not bound by the LGPL.  They have the right to do
whatever they please.  It is merely the license by which Apple's users
are bound by.

Cheers,
David

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