[m-users.] GPL License Questions

[David Epstein]

Thanks Mark. That is good news! I'll read up on the LGPL and read
COPYING.LIB.

On Sun, Jan 16, 2022 at 9:32 PM Mark Brown <mark at mercurylang.org> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> The Mercury Core Libraries are distributed under LGPL but with an
> exception to clause 6, which is intended to allow you to, for example,
> release compiled binaries for a single device only. We're not law
> professors, but we believe that should enable you to meet the Apple
> Store terms of service.
>
> See the file COPYING.LIB for more information.
>
> Cheers,
> Mark
>
> On Mon, Jan 17, 2022 at 6:11 AM David Epstein <davideps at umich.edu> wrote:
> >
> > I chose to develop an adventure story phone app with C# so I could
> compile for both Android and iOS, but I've read that the inclusion of GPL
> code like Mercury would stop me from selling in the Apple Store. Usually
> when an author writes a book, the capitalized nouns (character names,
> places, etc) belong to that author. If I'm using Mercury to formalize the
> nature and behavior of places, characters, and equipment -- and must
> release that code under the GPL as well -- do I then lose ownership over
> all those elements?
> >
> >
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