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Re: License
- To: TAMURA Kent <kent at hauN dot org>
- Subject: Re: License
- From: Benjamin Kosnik <bkoz at redhat dot com>
- Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2001 10:44:03 -0800 (PST)
- cc: libstdc++ at gcc dot gnu dot org
> 1. What is the license of libstdc++ in gcc-2.95.2?
> 2. Is the license of libstdc++-v3 really GPL without linking exceptions?
Err no. It's the GPL with the following exception:
// As a special exception, you may use this file as part of a free software
// library without restriction. Specifically, if other files instantiate
// templates or use macros or inline functions from this file, or you compile
// this file and link it with other files to produce an executable, this
// file does not by itself cause the resulting executable to be covered by
// the GNU General Public License. This exception does not however
// invalidate any other reasons why the executable file might be covered by
// the GNU General Public License.
Sometimes this is referred to as the "Runtime GPL"
Hope this helps clarify what's up.
-benjamin