Re: GPL vs. LGPL

[Nick Payne]

On 26/11/10 13:23, Feifan Zhou wrote:
> What was the reason for releasing Lilypond under the GPL rather than the LGPL?
> In keeping with Lilypond's philosopy of providing beautiful sheet music
> to everyone, I would believe that the LGPL would have been a better choice.
>
> But I'm not here to argue my point; it would be me against the community
> and would not be a very pleasant debate. Rather, I have a little problem.
>
> I'm trying to build what will really be the first true sheet music app
> for the iPad.

There's already at least one sheet music app for the ipad: 
http://www.musicreader.net/software/musicreader/apple-ipad.html. No idea 
what it's like.

FWIW, I think the ipad screen is too small, too low resolution, and too 
reflective for the purpose. It's only a 220mm (diagonal) display at 132 
ppi. There is also no foot pedal support on the ipad for managing page 
turns. For an ordinary PC/notebook you can get dictaphone software foot 
pedals or even just put a mouse on the floor and press the buttons with 
your foot.

Nick