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Re: Licensing of libgcc and libstdc++ as shared libraries
- From: dewar at gnat dot com (Robert Dewar)
- To: gcc at gcc dot gnu dot org, jmarshall at users dot sourceforge dot net
- Date: Sun, 20 Jun 2004 17:32:03 -0400 (EDT)
- Subject: Re: Licensing of libgcc and libstdc++ as shared libraries
>>> Do I need meet the requirements of Section 3 of the GPL (requirement to
>>> provide source) if I distribute libgcc or libstdc++ in shared library
>>> form with my program?
>>
>> No of course not. Why would you think that distributing a shared
>> librfary relieves you of the requirement for making sources available.
OOps, I misread the malformed sentence I answered, and deleted the "need"
instead of adding "to". Yes, indeed you need to meet the requirements
of section 3 of the GPL and distribute sources.
Sorry for the confusion.