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Re: Question about GPLv3 license
- From: Mikhail Maltsev <maltsevm at gmail dot com>
- To: Amanda Madison <amanmadison at gmail dot com>, libstdc++ at gcc dot gnu dot org
- Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2015 06:51:25 +0300
- Subject: Re: Question about GPLv3 license
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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.
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Regards,
Mikhail Maltsev