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Can I Sell LGPL Software?

Yes, you can distribute your software without making the source code public and without giving recipients the right to make changes to your software. The LGPL license explicitly allows such usages of libraries/packages released under that license. for LGPLv2.

Can free software be sold?

Selling a copy of a free program is legitimate, and we encourage it. However, when people think of “selling software,” they usually imagine doing it the way most companies do it: making the software proprietary rather than free.

Selling Free Software - GNU.org

Can I use LGPL commercially?

You can use and distribute LGPL libraries on your website and use them in combination with commercial code. The only big restriction is that you must keep the library open source, including any modifications you make to it, and allow your users to obtain the source, licence and copyright information for the library.

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Can you sell an Open Source software?

Absolutely. All Open Source software can be used for commercial purpose; the Open Source Definition guarantees this. You can even sell Open Source software. However, note that commercial is not the same as proprietary.

Frequently Answered Questions - Open Source Initiative

Is LGPL Open Source?

The GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL) is a member of the GNU family of open source licenses, along with the GNU GPL v2, the GNU GPL v3, and the GNU AGPL License. Like the others, it was published by the Free Software Foundation as part of Richard Stallman's GNU Project.

Open Source Software Licenses 101: The LGPL License - FOSSA