Is a program linked against an LGPL library in linux still under GPL?
- by Jonathan Henson
If I were to write say, an embeded linux video server, how much of the code do I have to offer to someone who requests the source? Do I have to offer the code that directly links against the GPL covered code or do I have to offer all code? For instance, if I use gstreamer, or any other LGPL code, on a linux platform in my program, does all of my code become under GPL simply because somewhere in the chain, the LGPL program had to link agaist GPL code?
I guess this is an extension of the question. Can you write a C library that compiles in linux that does not become subject to GPL?