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Re:FFmpeg for browser and Node, powered by WebAssembly by AceJohnny2 on Friday August 20, 2021 @08:15PM (#28252841)
No, that was the point of LGPL (Lesser or Library GPL)

The point of GPL software is that it's to be used in a GPL system, where users retain modification rights to the system they've acquired, and to prevent proprietary systems from free-loading off of GPL work.

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Re:FFmpeg for browser and Node, powered by WebAssembly by moralestapia on Friday August 20, 2021 @09:15PM (#28253185)
Yep, it's funny to see people complaining about it when it is literally working as intended.
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Re:FFmpeg for browser and Node, powered by WebAssembly by lxgr on Saturday August 21, 2021 @06:50AM (#28255898)
Even LGPL seems to have quite some FUD around the compatibility with distributing resulting software in app stores.

This seems to be quite at odds with the (maybe mistaken?) idea of a license that allows embedding a component without "license contaminating" the entire project, but still requires publishing changes to the component itself.

I wonder if there is a license that actually achieves that, without restricting the ability to publish to app stores?

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Re:FFmpeg for browser and Node, powered by WebAssembly by detaro on Saturday August 21, 2021 @06:56AM (#28255919)
That's not the only idea behind the LGPL (v3 especially), so it's not surprising it doesn't fulfill that without restricting other things.

MPL might be more what you are looking for.

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