> Also, the LGPL text doesn't say "work based on the library".
It does, about a dozen times.
Are you perhaps referring to LGPL3? I think the license under discussion here is LGPL2.1.
https://github.com/chardet/chardet/blob/6.0.0/LICENSE
I'm not well versed in copyright case law, so I won't argue with the rest of what you wrote. Thanks for elaborating on your thoughts.
Oh sorry, I was indeed looking at the newer LGPL version. I stand corrected, thanks! But yes, all the same points stand. Good discussion!