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Re:EasyGraph: A Comprehensive Tool for Graph Analysis and So... by eoverride on Monday July 24, 2023 @02:02AM (#36843621)
Python libraries cannot be statically linked.

This has nothing to do with promoting graph-tool, but not promoting disinformation, as you have been doing.

This is shameful FUD against LGPL based on blatant nonsense.

If you do this in a public forum, I can only imagine what you promote to your customers.

Lost a lot of respect for Graphistry during this interchange.

Re:EasyGraph: A Comprehensive Tool for Graph Analysis and So... by lmeyerov on Monday July 24, 2023 @11:40AM (#36849751)
I'm confused. There was a surprise that LGPL was not seen as equiv as MIT/BSD/Apache by orgs, so I clarified with the typical example of why organizations may have default-deny rules for LGPL libraries bc the static linking restrictions, and that those default-deny rules would require devs in these orgs to get an exception. You made me curious about the Python scenario for exceptions - this thread was enlightening to me: https://www.quora.com/Can-I-use-LGPL-in-commercial-software .

Again, I try to keep our team technical & neutral about graph DB/lib/etc providers. We get used with a variety of tools, and I personally end up seeing areas where each invests more than others + try to keep discussions to that kind of objective distinction. So am genuinely curious what's wrong in my summary, both wrt legal theory and what organizations do in practice. I get frustrated when projects we help on (digital crime, outages, genomics, ...) get hamstrung by something like OSS licensing.