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Re: New GCC Runtime Library Exception: not fit for purpose
On Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 04:34:09AM -0800, Joern Rennecke wrote:
> Quoting Ian Lance Taylor <iant@google.com>:
> > I'm not sure what your point is here. newlib is not under the GPL in
> > any case. It is not affected by the gcc runtime library license.
>
> The old runtime library exception allowed you to distribute binaries that
> both include pieces of the gcc runtime and arbitrary pieces of newlib,
> without requiring the distribution to be under the terms of the GPL.
> I.e. your could link non-GPL code against both the gcc runtime and newlib
> and distribute it.
> The new license does not allow this unless all parts included from newlib
> are written in a high level language AND use the gcc runtime.
Please quote the part of the license that you believe says this.
I think that you are mistaken.