key: lgpl-2.1-plus-linking
is_deprecated: yes
replaced_by:
  - linking-exception-2.1-plus
short_name: LGPL 2.1 or later with Linking exception
name: LGPL 2.1 or later with Linking exception
category: Copyleft Limited
owner: Free Software Foundation (FSF)
notes: replaced by linking-exception-2.1-plus
is_exception: yes
text_urls:
  - http://sources.redhat.com/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git;a=blob;f=libio/libio.h
other_urls:
  - http://sources.redhat.com/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git;a=blob;f=libio/libio.h
text: |
  As a special exception, if you link the code in this file with files compiled
  with a GNU compiler to produce an executable, that does not cause the resulting
  executable to be covered by the GNU Lesser General Public License. This
  exception does not however invalidate any other reasons why the executable file
  might be covered by the GNU Lesser General Public License. This exception
  applies to code released by its copyright holders in files containing the
  exception.