How does the LGPL license work, when embedding CSound (using CSound API as a
synthesis engine)?

Do I need to distribute the full CSound API source code with my program?



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No, the Csound API is already distributed, along with the source code for Csound.

If you link to Csound dynamically, you are free to place your code under any licence of
your choice.

Victor Lazzarini
Dean of Arts, Celtic Studies, and Philosophy
Maynooth University
Ireland

> On 27 Feb 2016, at 14:37, Matti Viljamaa  wrote:
> 
> How does the LGPL license work, when embedding CSound (using CSound API as a
> synthesis engine)?
> 
> Do I need to distribute the full CSound API source code with my program?
> 
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Actually if you personally distribute LGPL software you should keep a copy of the source code of that product because when asked you must distribute the LGPL component source code.

It is the responsibly of the distributor to provide source code of GPLd and LGPLd software components.

Do you have to distribute your own source code? No. Do you have to distribute the LGPLd source code of others that you really upon and distributed in binary form? Yes if asked.

This one of the reasons why Debian explicitly distributes SRC packages.

Abram