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Re: Question about GPLv3 license


On 08/12/2015 05:40 AM, Amanda Madison wrote:
> Hi everyone,
> 
> We plan to use the GNU STL library that has the  GPLv3 license with
> the addition under section7 (full license:
> https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/libstdc++/manual/license.html) as a dynamic
> library as part of our Android software. We have some questions
> 
> 1) Does that mean that I have to publish the source code of my software? or this
> fall as part of the exception?
libstdc++ is the subject of runtime library exception. That means, you don't
have to publish the source code.

> 
> 2) We plan to use it commercially, do we have any restrictions in the contract?
No restrictions (see
https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc-5.2.0/libstdc++/manual/faq.html#faq.license.what_restrictions).

> 
> 3) In the software that we redistribute, do we have to mention anything related
> to the GPLv3 license?
Probably not.

-- 
Regards,
    Mikhail Maltsev


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