Re: Compiler for Red Hat Linux 8

["akbar A." <syedali011 at earthlink dot net>]

good/large example of this would be the ps2.


laterz,
-akbar A.
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On Wed, 18 Jul 2001 18:59:09 -0700
Michael Eager <eager@mvista.com> wrote:

> dewar@gnat.com wrote:
> > 
> > <<4. It's possible that, depending on how the IA64 situation goes, we
> >    might have to have code in the compiler which no-one outside Red
> >    Hat (and not on the appropriate NDA) can see until some point
> >    shortly before the release.  I'm not sure how that could be made to
> >    work.
> > >>
> > 
> > I hope this does not imply that such versions of the compiler are released
> > under NDA to organizations outside Redhat (since that would clearly violate
> > the GPL).
> 
> Unless I'm reading the GPL incorrectly, this does not violate the GPL.
> 
> GPL does not require that code which depends on NDA info to be made public.  
> It says that if you produce a product using GPL code, that the source must be 
> made available to the recipient of the product and that the derived product 
> must be licensed under the GPL.  It does not mandate that you publicly 
> distribute the product nor does it prohibit your distribution of the product
> selectively.
> 
> In the normal case, a microprocessor vendor enters into a development 
> agreement and NDA with a compiler developer.  The compiler developer modifies
> GCC as required and provides the compiler and source to the microprocessor 
> vendor.  That product is covered by the GPL.  The compiler developer is
> prohibited under terms of the NDA from distributing any proprietary 
> information covered by the NDA, or anything derived from this info, which
> is in this case is the compiler.
> 
> In the normal course of events, the microprocessor under development is
> released along with the compiler and other tools.  At this time the sources 
> are made available to the recipients of the tools.  The microprocessor vendor
> (or the compiler developer, depending on how the development agreement
> is written) may submit the source changes to the FSF or other public
> source repository.
> 
> While this may be convenient and desirable, the GPL does not require 
> it, nor does it require that the source be made available to anyone
> other than the recipient of the tools.
> 
> Please feel free to correct me if I've misunderstood part of the GPL.
> 
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