<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;">--- On <b>Wed, 6/17/09, Jeremy Orlow <i><jorlow@chromium.org></i></b> wrote:<br><br><div id="yiv359327336">> IANAL (and correct me if I'm wrong), but....<div>> <br></div><div>> 1) Parts of WebKit are licensed under the LGPL</div><div>> 2)
Even if you're not modifying (or copying code from) files licensed
under the <br>> LGPL, any files linked to those LGPL files are governed by
the LGPL</div>
<div>> 3) Presumably you're going to distribute binaries that include your modified version<br>> of WebKit</div><div>> 4) And thus aren't you compelled to release the source code for anything linked to<br>> any LGPL whenever 3 happens?</div>
<div>><br></div><div>> If so, why not just develop in the open?<br></div></div><br>i've been told they want a head start on producing a MIPS-based device that uses WebKit.<br><br>Toshi<br></td></tr></table><br>