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The guile _sources_ can be distributed on LGPL; but
The Guile distribution terms are not the LGPL. They DO permit linking
Guile into non-free programs, but this is implemented with different
language, not with the LGPL. We did this for a specific strategic
goal, to compete with TCL.
Readline is a different matter. Readline is released under the GPL,
pure and simple. So linking Readline into a non-free program is not
allowed. Our position is that it makes no difference whether linking
is static or dynamic.
The consequences of this are simple: people can use Guile in non-free
programs, but they cannot use Readline in non-free programs.
The messages I received don't clearly lay out what practical question
is being considered, or what the alternatives are. So I can't speak
to that.