[IGDA_indies] Re: GPL/LGPL, etc

[Alan Au]

Disclaimer: I Am Not A Lawyer

There's a lot of good information here:
http://www.opensource.org/licenses/

Generally, you should avoid incorporating software covered under the GPL, as you may be required to allow free access to derivative work (i.e. your commercial product).  The LGPL is somewhat more lenient, in that typically only the incorporated software itself (and not the derivative work) must be freely accessible.

- Alan