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License question

Open geometer opened this issue 2 months ago • 3 comments

Please clarify whether the LGPL applies equally to both Java and C++ code. For the C++ part, that's okay, but applying the LGPL to Java code raises concerns for Android apps. Specifically, using an LGPL Java library might require opening the app's source code, as users cannot replace the Java library within an Android app. However, they could still replace the native C++ part.

Does this interpretation imply that using an LGPL Java library in a closed-source Android app would violate the LGPL? Or am I misunderstanding something?

geometer avatar Dec 13 '24 16:12 geometer