vendor/choosealicense.com/_licenses/lgpl-2.1.txt in licensee-6.1.1 vs vendor/choosealicense.com/_licenses/lgpl-2.1.txt in licensee-7.0.0
- old
+ new
@@ -1,35 +1,34 @@
---
title: GNU Lesser General Public License v2.1
-nickname: GNU LGPL v2.1
-tab-slug: lgpl-v2_1
+nickname: GNU LGPLv2.1
redirect_from: /licenses/lgpl-v2.1/
-family: LGPL
+family: GNU LGPL
variant: true
source: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl-2.1.txt
-description: Primarily used for software libraries, LGPL requires that derived works be licensed under the same license, but works that only link to it do not fall under this restriction. There are two commonly used versions of the LGPL.
+description: Primarily used for software libraries, the GNU LGPL requires that derived works be licensed under the same license, but works that only link to it do not fall under this restriction. There are two commonly used versions of the GNU LGPL.
how: Create a text file (typically named LICENSE or LICENSE.txt) in the root of your source code and copy the text of the license into the file.
note: The Free Software Foundation recommends taking the additional step of adding a boilerplate notice to the top of each file. The boilerplate can be found at the end of the license.
required:
- include-copyright
- - library-usage
- disclose-source
+ - same-license
permitted:
- commercial-use
- modifications
- distribution
- - sublicense
- patent-use
- private-use
forbidden:
- no-liability
+hidden: false
---
GNU LESSER GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
Version 2.1, February 1999