Differences from GPL to LGPL

[Javier Palacios]

Hello,

This is probably a recurring question, although I've been looking
at the website and I didn't found a reference. And a wider internet
search didn't clarify my view.

That is basically static vs. dynamic linking. Most of the references
I've found state that linking with GPL libraries means derivative work
and the source must be GPL.

And my view is that it only happens if the linking is static. If dynamic
linking is done, no GPL covered binaries must be released to user,
and, at least theoretically, the released binaries should be able to use
dinamically any library with the same API.

That has been my view for a long time, but a recent discussion within
my current company (desperately searching for LGPL code) showed
me that it was not a shared opinion.

Javier Palacios