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Re: [pygame] pygame documentation license



Yes, sorry I thought that LGPL was a derivate from GPL

2008/5/22 James Paige <Bob@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
LGPL is different than GPL.

On Thu, May 22, 2008 at 01:38:15AM +0200, OsKaR wrote:
>    I'm not an licesnse expert, like you, but I think (or maybe I read it
>    somewhere) that if you use something with GPL license all the derivated
>    works would be GPL too, however the best idea is to ask a really expert.
>
>    2008/5/21 Nathan Whitehead <nwhitehe@xxxxxxxxx>:
>
>      I would like to include a quick reference to pygame functions in an
>      appendix of my book.  Would it be permissible to use the documentation
>      of pygame for this (reformatted and possibly reorganized)?
>
>      It appears the documentation is LGPL.  The source code of the appendix
>      would appear on the book's website (LaTeX source).  The entire book
>      would not be LGPL.  Some chapters will appear for free on the website,
>      others will not.  I think this would be OK, but I'm not a license
>      expert.  Any thoughts?  Apart from legalities, would that be
>      appropriate?
>      --
>      Nathan Whitehead
>      deadpixelpress.com