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[Mike Adams]

I have found under LGPL to use Monge's chess pieces 3 conditions have to be met.

1) attribution
2) modifications to the pieces or the art source must give credit and remain under same license
3) the application using the pieces should be able to accept updates or revisions to the library or image collection i.e. it needs to be able to relink to the lgpl source.

3 is the only one that is problamatic. An android application if it has no copy protection can have its png files modfied, but the application must be resigned and that is a very technical area. I havent had success in following over last 24 hours all the various steps needed to be followed to modify or relink resources in an android application. But it can be done.

Is the fact that it can be done sufficient?

I also talked to the author, and he says he was not even aware of the re-link requirement. He only cared about 1 and 2 and in particular attribution. But also he wanted anyone who modified what he refers to as 'his source' to be bound by the license.

The author, Monge, even suggested he could use a license that only covered 1 and 2 but not relinking, however I do not want to ask him to mess with his license trivially. LGPL may be all i need and it does cover the spirt of his requirements nicely.

of my 3 options, 1) go with it the way it is, if relinking is not trivial it can be done, or 2) suggest another license, and 3) can i ask the author to not bind me to lgpl but personally he allows me to use the pieces following only 1 and 2, while anyone else would have to be under LGPL without a waiver? is it possible for a work under LGPL to grant waivers with permission of author?

Mike
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