License Question

[Allan Hardy]

I have some confusion about the licensing, hopefully someone can set me
straight.
 
Where the description page says "Since MySQL++ is licensed under the
LGPL, you cannot link it statically to closed-source programs"
 
My understanding is just the opposite. 
That one can link to LGPL programs without the copyleft, GPL licensing,
issues.  
So closed source programs can use LGPL, that's like the whole reason for
GPL.
 
Perhaps I've taken something out of context?
 
Allan Hardy