On Thu, Sep 24, 1998 at 11:53:16AM +0200, Martin Bialasinski wrote: > libdb2 is in main, so it is DFSG-free. So you have no restrictions in > using it.
A library can be DFSG-free, but have restrictions that may make it unusable for some development tasks. For example, some libraries (e.g. readline) are licensed under the GPL, rather than the LGPL, thus requiring programs developed with them to be GPLed themselves. Thus, you can't use readline for software that you want to distribute in binary form only. Ray -- UNFAIR Term applied to advantages enjoyed by other people which we tried to cheat them out of and didn't manage. See also DISHONESTY, SNEAKY, UNDERHAND and JUST LUCKY I GUESS. - The Hipcrime Vocab by Chad C. Mulligan
