Date: Sat, 06 Jan 2001 20:01:23 +0200
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Subject: Re: /dev/zero & /dev/full FSEXTs
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> Date: Sat, 06 Jan 2001 15:51:45 +0000
> From: Richard Dawe <rich AT phekda DOT freeserve DOT co DOT uk>
> > 
> > I think LGPL'ed code cannot be included in the library, only
> > executables (such as DJTAR etc.) can be GPL'ed.
> 
> Huh? According to copying.dj, the sources to libc (and some other bits)
> are under the LGPL

That's only the first of the 4 terms of DJ's license.  One of the
other 3 says:

    * Runtime objects and libraries, as provided by DJ in DJGPP, when
      linked into an application, may be distributed without sources ONLY
      if the recipient is given sufficient information to obtain a copy of
      djgpp themselves.  This primarily applies to crt0.o and libc.a.

This means that binaries linked with an unmodified libc.a can be
distributed without sources.  LGPL doesn't have this allowance.
Unless you include an identical exception in your license, your
contribution is incompatible with the library's distribution terms.