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If this is true, I'll have to relicense my channel > accordingly. (it's currently under LGPL since that's my preference) The GPL faq has many good answers, a couple relevant ones might be: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#LinkingWithGPL https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#GPLInProprietarySystem Best regards, David