nHibernate/GNU question

Question

Hi, I'm a little bit confused by the nHibernate's GNU model. The question is simple, if I build an application using nHibernate's ORM features, am I allowed to later sell this application (company's intellectual property) or it automatically becomes open source system and falls under GNU open source model ? I did some reading about GNU but still a bit fuzzy

Answer 1

nHibernate is licensed under the LGPL, which means you can link to it and distribute it with your application without releasing the source of your application. In case that's not completely clear, this means you can sell your application as well. However, when you distribute it with your application, you must ensure that you are following all the licensing disclosure rules that apply to your situation as outlined in the LGPL.