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Re: Removal of support for GCC hosted on UWIN
>>>>> "Alexandre" == Alexandre Oliva <aoliva@redhat.com> writes:
Alexandre> On Jan 9, 2001, Mark Mitchell <mark@codesourcery.com>
Alexandre> wrote:
>> Note that GCC is merely a special case: it is a violation of
>> the GPL to link *any* GPL'd program with the U/WIN support
>> library.
Alexandre> I don't even know what U/WIN is but, AFAIK, the GNU GPL
Alexandre> only covers the *distribution* of GNU GPLed programs or
Alexandre> libraries. Linking with a proprietary library is
Alexandre> legal, as long as you don't redistribute the result of
Alexandre> the linking.
I believe that to be correct.
Alexandre> I understand the removing support from U/WIN is a form
Alexandre> of making it harder for someone to violate the GNU GPL,
Alexandre> but I thought I'd point out that anyone is free to take
Alexandre> the patch you're about to remove, install it in their
Alexandre> own GCC source tree and build GCC for their own use.
Alexandre> Right?
I believe that is correct as well.
It's difficult to provide a brief summary of any legal document
(including the GPL) that is simultaneously completely comprehensive.
Thank you for pointing out this issue.
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