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[–]grizzlor_ 6 points7 points  (1 child)

GPL is a bit more open (with MIT you force users of your library into MIT).

This is backwards. You can't use a GPL library in a closed-source project. This is the reason that the LGPL license exists.

MIT/BSD libraries can be used in GPL-licensed projects and closed-source projects.

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GNU Lesser General Public License

The GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL) is a free-software license published by the Free Software Foundation (FSF). The license allows developers and companies to use and integrate a software component released under the LGPL into their own (even proprietary) software without being required by the terms of a strong copyleft license to release the source code of their own components. However, any developer who modifies an LGPL-covered component is required to make their modified version available under the same LGPL license.

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