---
key: spell-checker-exception-lgpl-2.1-plus
short_name: Spell-Checker exception to LGPL 2.1 or later
name: Spell-Checker exception to LGPL 2.1 or later
category: Copyleft Limited
owner: AbiSource
is_exception: yes
spdx_license_key: LicenseRef-scancode-spell-exception-lgpl-2.1-plus
other_spdx_license_keys:
    - LicenseRef-scancode-spell-checker-exception-lgpl-2.1-plus
text_urls:
    - https://github.com/AbiWord/enchant/blob/master/src/enchant.h
other_urls:
    - https://github.com/AbiWord/enchant/archive/enchant-1-0-0.tar.gz
    - http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl-2.1.txt
standard_notice: |
    This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
    modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
    License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
    version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
    This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
    Lesser General Public License for more details.
    You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
    License along with this library; if not, write to the
    Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
    Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
    In addition, as a special exception, Dom Lachowicz
    gives permission to link the code of this program with
    non-LGPL Spelling Provider libraries (eg: a MSFT Office
    spell checker backend) and distribute linked combinations including
    the two. You must obey the GNU Lesser General Public License in all
    respects for all of the code used other than said providers. If you modify
    this file, you may extend this exception to your version of the
    file, but you are not obligated to do so. If you do not wish to
    do so, delete this exception statement from your version.
---

In addition, as a special exception, Dom Lachowicz
gives permission to link the code of this program with
non-LGPL Spelling Provider libraries (eg: a MSFT Office
spell checker backend) and distribute linked combinations including
the two.  You must obey the GNU Lesser General Public License in all
respects for all of the code used other than said providers.  If you modify
this file, you may extend this exception to your version of the
file, but you are not obligated to do so.  If you do not wish to
do so, delete this exception statement from your version.