From: Mike McCarty (jmccarty_at_ssd.usa.alcatel.com)
Date: 2002-04-01 20:22:35
On Mon, 1 Apr 2002, Spiro Trikaliotis wrote:
> Hello,
>
> > As far as I understand this, it demands definitely that any code distributed
> > in a binary that is GPLed is covered by the GPL itself. So in case of a
> > program compiled with cc65 and linked against the cc65 runtime, the GPL
> > demands that the cc65 library routines are covered by the GPL - which is not
> > possible because the authors have to agree with such a change. This means in
> > fact that a program compiled with cc65 and distributed, cannot include any
> > GPLed code.
>
> But if I understand you correct: This means that it would almost never be
> possible to distribute a GPLed binary which is compiled with a proprietary
> compiler, since this involves almost always the usage of the delivered RT
> library, and at least all licenses I saw till now tell me that I can use
> the RT library, but I have to include a copyright notice to defend the com-
> piler writer's rights.
>
> Is this really the intention and how the GPL is to be read?
Yes to both questions. It is (almost) impossible to use a GPL binary
which was built with a proprietary compiler. Yes, that seems to be the
intent.
> Does anyone know somewhere where I can put specific questions on the GPL?
> A website, mail address, newsgroup? Thank you in advance.
You might visit the free software foundation website, which has some
FAQs and policy statements by Stallman.
http://www.gnu.org/
> Gruß,
> Spiro.
>
> PS: I'm on vacation until April 8th, so I cannot respond immediately.
Fine.
Mike
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