Is Xming Another Example of Misunderstanding Libre Licenses?

[ Thanks to D.C. Parris for this link. ]

"Xming appears to be a useful program for accessing and running your GNU/Linux applications remotely from a Windows computer. It is licensed under the GPLv2. But just how free is it, really?

"Xming looks like a great tool for connecting Windows boxes to remote GNU/Linux computers to run applications. And, according to the license included with the software, it is released under the terms of the LGPLv2..."

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