Hi,
I was wondering if it is possible to release code I am working on which uses third party code licensed under the LGPL, under for instance the MIT License?
Basically I dont want to change the license of the LGPL part, I am just wondering what happens with it if I chose a different license for the whole package or if that is even possible. I know for the GPL it would not be possible at all, but what exactly does the LGPL allow me?
Thank you!
Did you consider actually reading the LGPL?
A “Combined Work” is a work produced by combining or linking an Application with the Library. The particular version of the Library with which the Combined Work was made is also called the “Linked Version”.
And:
You may convey a Combined Work under terms of your choice that, taken together, effectively do not restrict modification of the portions of the Library contained in the Combined Work and reverse engineering for debugging such modifications, if you also do each of the following:
Some restrictions follow.
Bottom line: I think it's allowed. But I'm not a lawyer.
The license of the LGPL part will always remain as LPGL.. whether you change the code or not. The whole work ( which also includes the LGPL part) can be distributed under any license as you wish.