Take the 2-minute tour ×  What are the differences between GNU
LGPL v2.1 and GNU LGPL v3?  I know I can read the legal text and
compare them, but it's a pain to understand these legal stuffs.
Can you give in a few bullet points the major changes in human
language :) ?  EDIT: I know the differences between GNU GPL v2
and GNU GPL v3. I want to know the specific changes in GNU LGPL.
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Robert Harvey May 7 '13 at 16:36   2 Answers  Having an interest
in the subject too, I took a look at the two licences. (I should
first point out that I am not a lawyer, but have done plenty of
contract stuff in past lives.)  The key differentiator between
LGPL v2.1 and LGPL v3 seems to be one of structure. In outline,
LGPL v2.1 was somewhat of a stand-alone licence, whereas LGPL v3
opens with:   In OO terms, LGPL v3 inherits from the GPL v3,
overriding certain bits to allow redistribution of the LGPL-
covered software as part of a "Combined Work" without requiring
the