Once upon a time, Ulrich Drepper <drepper(a)redhat.com> said:
Regardless, the object file/source distinction is meaningless anyway.
The object files encode ABI internals. Those change and make object
file reuse impossible (we never guarantee compatibility of object files,
only executables and DSOs). Therefore I argue that without distributing
sources people linking statically are always violating the license since
they don't allow relinking with later or earlier versions.
The LGPL doesn't talk about different versions; it only requires
relinking with modified copies of the same version that maintain
interface compatibility.
After all, even dynamic linking doesn't guarantee compatibility with
earlier versions.
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Chris Adams <cmadams(a)hiwaay.net>
Systems and Network Administrator - HiWAAY Internet Services
I don't speak for anybody but myself - that's enough trouble.