[opencms-dev] Using opencms.jar under LGPL

[Alexander Kandzior]

Im not a lawyer so my answer can be wrong. I presume that in your case you
can make your code use any license you want. Only if you actually do changes
to the OpenCms core classes, these changes must be LGPL. 

Best Regards,
Alex.

Alexander Kandzior
Alkacon Software - The OpenCms Experts
http://www.alkacon.com

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> From: opencms-dev-admin at opencms.org 
> [mailto:opencms-dev-admin at opencms.org] On Behalf Of 
> Mitesh.Mehta at equifax.com
> Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2004 6:32 PM
> To: opencms-dev at opencms.org
> Subject: [opencms-dev] Using opencms.jar under LGPL
> 
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I have been reading up on all the previous messages about 
> OpenCMS moving to LGPL last year.  I could find an answer to 
> this question:
> 
> I want to write a Java/J2EE application that uses opencms.jar 
> and other jars in opencms\WEB-INF\lib.  I am not changing any 
> part of opencms.jar or any other jars for that matter.  I am 
> merely referring to opencms.jar classes/packages in my code 
> and calling its methods.  Does this make my app LGPL too or not?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Mitesh Mehta
> Equifax Consumer Services
> 770-740-4304 (w)
> 
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