My reason for doing so is more practical - for the same reasons that GNU released glib and
other libraries under the LGPL. The reason is that there are so many other alternatives out
there that are released under more permissive licenses. This isn't anything special. Therefore,
to encourage its adoption, I've released it under the LGPL.
All my larger projects/libraries that have few/no alternatives will be released under the
GPL/AGPL.
Mike Gerwitz