LICENSE: clarify exceptions also apply to LGPL self-refernences
via Mike Atamas, Counsel for Epic Games
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Libwebsockets and included programs are provided under the terms of the GNU
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Library General Public License (LGPL) 2.1, with the following exceptions:
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1) Static linking of programs with the libwebsockets library does not
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1) Any reference, whether in these modifications or in the GNU
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Library General Public License 2.1, to this License, these terms, the
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GNU Lesser Public License, GNU Library General Public License, LGPL, or
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any similar reference shall refer to the GNU Library General Public
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License 2.1 as modified by these paragraphs 1) through 4).
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2) Static linking of programs with the libwebsockets library does not
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constitute a derivative work and does not require the author to provide
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source code for the program, use the shared libwebsockets libraries, or
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link their program against a user-supplied version of libwebsockets.
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changes to libwebsockets must be provided under the terms of the LGPL in
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sections 1, 2, and 4.
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2) You do not have to provide a copy of the libwebsockets license with
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3) You do not have to provide a copy of the libwebsockets license with
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programs that are linked to the libwebsockets library, nor do you have to
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identify the libwebsockets license in your program or documentation as
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required by section 6 of the LGPL.
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"[program] is based in part on the work of the libwebsockets project
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(https://libwebsockets.org)"
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3) Some sources included have their own, more liberal licenses, or options
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4) Some sources included have their own, more liberal licenses, or options
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to get original sources with the liberal terms.
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Original liberal license retained
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- test-server/*.h
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- lwsws/*
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------ end of exceptions
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GNU LESSER GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
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Version 2.1, February 1999
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