LGPL question

[DrDoc]

The company I work for is interested in using the Ekit applet (sourceforge project) on the Web site, but certain questions arose as far as the LGPL license.

If they use Ekit on the Web site (modified or as-is), always as a Java applet, will it affect the copyright/license for the rest of the site? Can we use Ekit, but maintain the same overall site license we currently use?

[engine]

Use of the tool will apply to the tool and its use. You'd need to look closely at its licence and how the tool is employed.

Often, there are restrictions on how the tool is marketed, sold, or employed. That really is the key.

Once you can define the details of re-use of the original tool it will clarify how the tool can be used and whether a statement is required in the overall licence.

It is usual for licences to be stated (quoted) in the overall licence and a reference to the restirictions repeated, if required.

[DrDoc]

Ok, let's put it this way then: Will the Web site be considered something that "makes use of the library", or will the applet be considered a core part of the Web site?

The Ekit applet is an HTML editor. Its output will be used on the Web site, but that's it. There's no backend communication to scripts or anything. It's included on the Web page, the user uses the applet, a form reads the output and submits the data to the server, where it is stored in a database.

I mean, if this would affect the overall site license - cause proprietary code to be forced to be released under the LGPL/GPL - that's like saying PHP (or Windows for that matter) has to be released under the GNU GPL license just because it can talk/use MySQL.

I just need to be sure, though...