LGPL Version 3.0
Heather J. Meeker · 2012
GNU Lesser General Public License Version 3.0 (LGPL3) 1 was released June 29, 2007, to accompany the release of GNU General Public License version 3 (GPL3). The LGPL is now an amendment to GPL3 rather than a standalone document. This is a step in the right direction, as LGPL generally was considered and treated as a variant of GPL in the past. Because LGPL3 is a variation of GPL3, the document is very short, and most of the terms applicable to LGPL code are in GPL3. The rules for availability of code under LGPL3 are the same as for GPL3. Most instantiations of the LGPL allow any code released under a particular version also to be used under any later version of the license.