Re: Question about GPLv3 license

[Jonathan Wakely <jwakely at redhat dot com>]

On 12/08/15 06:51 +0300, Mikhail Maltsev wrote:
> 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.

There are some caveats. It's true if you use an unmodified GCC (or another
"eligible compilation process") to compile the code.

For the full details you should read
http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gcc-exception.html and
http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gcc-exception-faq.html