Dear John, Mala,<br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
> i found an icon set licensed with LGPL which I would like to use in<br>
> proprietary (and potentially commercial) software.<br>
</blockquote><div><br>[snip]<br> <br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">> 2. Can they be embedded in binary files (e.g. statically linked into<br>
> the executable) or do they need to be accessible for the user?<br>
<br>
They need to be readily replaceable by the user. This does not mean<br>
that if the user replaces them with unsuitable images (wrong format,<br>
wrong size, whatever) that your program has to still work. It means<br>
that if a new version of the images becomes available, the user can<br>
easily plug them into your software.<br>
<br>
So either you need to ship an editor that can modify your executables, or<br>
you need to make them separate, perhaps as separate files or in a zipfile.<br>
<br></blockquote><div><br>I believe in this case we have to treat "images" as "source code" in LGPL speaks.<br><br>I agree that others must be able to get hold of the images, but I am not sure that it is necessary to make the images editable or replaceable in the binary file itself. Can you elaborate?<br>
<br><br>Thank you and best regards,<br></div></div>Cinly<br><br>*****<br>I promise to take all due care and respect for you email, BUT will not agree to abide to any T&C you care to attach to the email. This applies especially if this is a reply to your email containing one. <br>