Re: [cc65] how about commercial prgs?

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From: Spiro Trikaliotis (Trik-news_at_gmx.de)
Date: 2002-04-01 14:48:57 

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?

Does anyone know somewhere where I can put specific questions on the GPL?
A website, mail address, newsgroup? Thank you in advance.

Gruß,
   Spiro.

PS: I'm on vacation until April 8th, so I cannot respond immediately.

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