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Re: Licensing of libgcc and libstdc++ as shared libraries
- From: dewar at gnat dot com (Robert Dewar)
- To: aaronraolete36 at aaronwl dot com, dewar at gnat dot com
- Cc: gcc at gcc dot gnu dot org
- Date: Sun, 20 Jun 2004 17:24:29 -0400 (EDT)
- Subject: Re: Licensing of libgcc and libstdc++ as shared libraries
If you distribute code covered by the GPL in binary format, you
must distribute the sources as well. It matters not a whit whether the code
is in a shared library or not.
> The libgcc wording may be construed to mean that combination with some
> other requirement, or that static linking is a requirement.
This is a misreading (a serious one)
Just think about the intention, the idea is that the recipient
of the softeware must be able to modify it. If you distribute a DLL containing GPL'ed
code the recipient must be able to modify that code and recreate the DLL.