Re: [pygame] LGPL and the PGU Library

[Bob the Hamster <Bob-pygame-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sat, Sep 10, 2005 at 11:00:14PM -0400, Kris Schnee wrote:
> I've been looking at the PGU Library for Pygame, and I don't understand 
> the Limited/Lesser General Public License it comes with.
> 
> If I use Py2Exe to build an executable that uses Pygame and PGU (but 
> doesn't change either library itself), can I distribute it without 
> giving away my source code? Can I charge for the program?
> 
> Kris

The SHORT answer is yes, as long as you don't modify the libary, it is 
fine to distribute it as part of a closed-source commercial program.

For reasons why some might disagree with that, refer to any of the 
various LONG answers you can find elsewhere.

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Bob the Hamster