Here’s the Deal
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When comparing GPLv3 vs LGPL, the Slant community recommends GPLv3 for most people. In the question“What are the best open-source licenses?” GPLv3 is ranked 4th while LGPL is ranked 10th. The most important reason people chose GPLv3 is:
Requires people building on your work to licence it for others to use.
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Pros
Pro Copyleft
Requires people building on your work to licence it for others to use.
Pro Ensures that the software does not become proprietary
Pro Allows linking with non-GPL or non-LGPL licensed software
Cons
Con Limits the developer's ability to package or use other libraries/software
Con Copyright
Requires people building on your work to license it the same way you did. Good if you want to pull their code into your project, but issues for potential end users can arise.