LGPL

/ˌɛl dʒiː piː ˈɛl/ · Abbreviation · Open Source

Definitions

  1. The GNU Lesser General Public License, a copyleft license designed mainly for libraries so they can be linked by proprietary software under certain conditions without forcing the entire application under the same license. It sits between permissive licenses and the stronger copyleft of the GPL.

    In plain English: A library-focused open source license that is less strict than the full GPL.

    Example: "The team was comfortable depending on the LGPL library because the linking obligations were manageable in their distribution model."

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