static libgcc license?

John Love-Jensen eljay@adobe.com
Tue Jul 15 14:30:00 GMT 2003


Hi Alexandre,

>> The libgcc is not GPL, it is LGPL.

>This is not correct.

I stand corrected.

>> The libgcc is LGPL.

>I don't know where you got this idea from.

As mentioned, as per my understanding (and that I'm not a lawyer).  In this
case, my misunderstanding.  My understanding goes back to what I recall as
the reason for the creation of the LGPL so that people wouldn't be dissuaded
from using the libraries with GCC (in particular) to create proprietary
software.

Now I'm informed that libgcc is GPL with run-time exception.

(I appreciate the correction.)

Sincerely,
--Eljay



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