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Re: other/5022: gcc -lgcc only for gpl-compatible programs, others are suddenly illegal.
- From: rodrigc at gcc dot gnu dot org
- To: gcc-bugs at gcc dot gnu dot org, gcc-gnats at gcc dot gnu dot org, gcc-prs at gcc dot gnu dot org, guidod-2001q3 at gmx dot de, nobody at gcc dot gnu dot org
- Date: 6 Dec 2001 04:23:57 -0000
- Subject: Re: other/5022: gcc -lgcc only for gpl-compatible programs, others are suddenly illegal.
Synopsis: gcc -lgcc only for gpl-compatible programs, others are suddenly illegal.
State-Changed-From-To: open->closed
State-Changed-By: rodrigc
State-Changed-When: Wed Dec 5 20:23:56 2001
State-Changed-Why:
Read carefully in libgcc2.c:
"In addition to the permissions in the GNU General Public License, the
Free Software Foundation gives you unlimited permission to link the
compiled version of this file into combinations with other programs,
and to distribute those combinations without any restriction coming
from the use of this file. (The General Public License restrictions
do apply in other respects; for example, they cover modification of
the file, and distribution when not linked into a combine
executable.)"
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