New GCC Runtime Library Exception: amendment proposal
Robert Dewar
dewar@adacore.com
Wed Jan 28 21:33:00 GMT 2009
Joern Rennecke wrote:
> 1. Grant of Additional Permission.
>
> You have permission to propagate a work of Target Code formed by
> combining the Runtime Library with Independent Modules, even if such
> propagation would otherwise violate the terms of GPLv3, provided that
> all Target Code was eithwe generated by Eligible Compilation
> Processes. You may then convey such a combination under terms of your
> choice, consistent with the licensing of the Independent Modules.
I must say i do not like the language "violate the terms of GPLv3".
This is a license, you can't violate the terms, since the license
does not force you to do anything, it merely permits you to do
certain things.
I think it would be much clearer to say "otherwise not be covered by
the terms of GPLv3"
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