Possible GPL infringment in the HighTec GNU compiler

[Andrew Pinski]

For the demo version I found the source on 
<http://www.hightec-rt.com/uk/download.htm>.
But looks like they do not provide the source for the full version to 
people who asked for it.


Thanks,
Andrew Pinski


On Tuesday, Aug 12, 2003, at 08:56 US/Eastern, Laurent Pinchart wrote:

> Hitex is a company that sells development tools for embedded 
> platforms. One of
> those products is C compiler called "HighTec GNU compiler" for the C166
> processor, which is a GCC ported to the new target..
>
> In their august 2003 newsletter, they claimed that the HighTec GNU 
> compiler is
> not covered by the GPL, and that people are not allowed to request the
> sources or to copy the product.
>
> I'm not an expert, but it looks to me as a GPL infringment. The 
> newsletter can
> be found at http://www.hitex.co.uk/newsletter0603/, and the article 
> about GCC
> at http://www.hitex.co.uk/newsletter0603/gnuc166.html.
>
> Laurent Pinchart
>
> PS: I'm not subscribe to this list, so please contact me directly if 
> needed.
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