OSLib license

[John Tytgat]

I'm a bit puzzled about OSLib license situation: its headers carry the
GPL v1 or later license.  In the online OSLib FAQ at
<URL:http://ro-oslib.sourceforge.net/faq.html> it is stated again that GPL
(no version) is applicable in the "Who owns the Copyright in OSLib?"
section.  So that's somewhat consistent with what the headers claim
(although that web paragraph also says "...in the public domain" which I
think can mean author-disposes-his-copyright-right in some parts of the
world so I guess this is somewhat unfortunate).

The next FAQ entry "Can I distribute my proprietary applications built with
OSLib?" confuses me completely.  There it is stated that the license is not
GPL, nor LGPL but that "OSLib may be freely used in the construction of
proprietary software".  The version of LGPL is not mentioned so I just take
this source <URL:http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/lgpl-2.1.html>
and as far as I can see this license does not restrict me to link OSLib
bits with proprietary software (I understand this as "non-free software")
but imposes other restrictions (like providing the object files of the
proprietary software so that the receiver can relink with a newer version
of OSLib).  So as a user of OSLib library I'm not sure what I can and need
to do when I'm using OSLib in my free/non-free programs and distribute those.

I think I'm seeking a more clear description of OSLib license and in what
way it is different than LGPL or any other license and that this gets
reflected in the OSLib headers and at other places where it just says
GPL version 1 or later.

John.
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