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Re: Question...


On Mon, 24 May 2004, Valeriu Palos wrote:
> I am rather determined to use GCC as the compiling platform for my
> program, but, the problem is that from what I have read (the GPL License
> documentation), I understood that if I build this software with GCC I
> would not be able to sell it and, even more, I would be compelled to
> disclose the source code of my software to the open public.

Neither of these is true.

Please see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#CanIUseGPLToolsForNF
for details.  For what it's worth, I recommend reading the entire FAQ, not
just this specific entry, as it is well written and my probably address
further issues you may encounter in the future.

Gerald
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