# Licensing

**URL:** <https://discourse.libsdl.org/t/licensing/795>\
**Category:** SDL Development\
**Created:** [March 31, 1999, 1:57am UTC](https://discourse.libsdl.org/t/licensing/795 "1999-03-31T01:57:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![slouken](https://discourse.libsdl.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@slouken](https://discourse.libsdl.org/u/slouken)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 1999, 1:57am UTC](https://discourse.libsdl.org/t/licensing/795/1 "1999-03-31T01:57:46Z")

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Should this be in the FAQ?

> is there any possibility to get the libs in another  
> license than LGPL, cause when i finish my product i dont  
> want to distribute the object files of my program!

Yup, since SDL is dynamically linked, all you need to do is provide  
the user with the source to SDL and you’re fine. I’m not a lawyer,  
so I can’t say if that’s completely true, but that’s fine with me. 🙂

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-Sam Lantinga (slouken at devolution.com)

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## Lead Programmer, Loki Entertainment Software– Author of Simple DirectMedia Layer - [http://www.devolution.com/~slouken/SDL/](http://www.devolution.com/~slouken/SDL/)

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**Author:** ![Justin\_Bradford](https://discourse.libsdl.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/43a26b/32.png) [@Justin\_Bradford](https://discourse.libsdl.org/u/Justin_Bradford)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 1999, 6:57pm UTC](https://discourse.libsdl.org/t/licensing/795/2 "1999-03-31T18:57:33Z")

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> Should this be in the FAQ?

That might not be a bad idea. I imagine the Windows-centric developers  
might be a little ignorant on licensing issues.

> > is there any possibility to get the libs in another  
> > license than LGPL, cause when i finish my product i dont  
> > want to distribute the object files of my program!
> 
> Yup, since SDL is dynamically linked, all you need to do is provide  
> the user with the source to SDL and you’re fine. I’m not a lawyer,  
> so I can’t say if that’s completely true, but that’s fine with me. 🙂

Yeah, that’s right. Just as you can distribute binaries with the GPL (as  
long as you offer all the source, too), you can distribute binaries with  
the LGPL (as long as you offfer the LGPLed source, too).

Justin Bradford  
@Justin_Bradford