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Re:Wine 11.0 by nomel on Monday January 19, 2026 @12:03AM (#46675226)
"People" or "professionals"? Our legal department said we had to buy licenses.
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Re:Wine 11.0 by zekica on Monday January 19, 2026 @01:41AM (#46675689)
Both. LGPL doesn't distinguish between commercial and non-commercial use.
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Re:Wine 11.0 by nomel on Monday January 19, 2026 @03:27PM (#46684075)
Sure, but there's a clear practical difference. Most professionals don't have the agency or company backing to allow LGPL, with their companies source code. Most personal users do.
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