dev-cpp-users

[Dev-C++] more licensing

[<or...@vp...>]

Hello again!

I've read another VERY interesting post from that guy, who originally wro=
te about=20
DirectX-MinGW license problems. Now he writes about GNU C++ library probl=
ems. He sais,=20
that the GNU C++ library is distributed under the GPL, and as such, deriv=
ed works can only=20
be distributed under the GPL. So this means, that whoever wants to write =
commercial=20
programs with the GNU C++ compiler using it's C++ library MUST open it's =
source code?
And this would also mean, that whoever wants to write programs for Linux =
(in C++ using=20
G++), must open the source code?

Any comments on this?

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Greetings,
   Bal=E1zs

Re: [Dev-C++] more licensing

[Per W. <pw...@ia...>]

Notice the _very_ big difference between GPL and LGPL. The library is
using the LGBL (formerly known as Library GPL, now Lesser GPL).

So, there isn't a problem with the GNU library. LGPL doesn't have the
"black-hole" properties of the GPL licence, dragging everything into
GPL licences.

/Per W

On Tue, 7 Sep 2004, [ISO-8859-2] OROSZI Bal=E1zs wrote:

> Hello again!
>
> I've read another VERY interesting post from that guy, who originally wro=
te about
> DirectX-MinGW license problems. Now he writes about GNU C++ library probl=
ems. He sais,
> that the GNU C++ library is distributed under the GPL, and as such, deriv=
ed works can only
> be distributed under the GPL. So this means, that whoever wants to write =
commercial
> programs with the GNU C++ compiler using it's C++ library MUST open it's =
source code?
> And this would also mean, that whoever wants to write programs

Re: [Dev-C++] more licensing

[Scott S. <age...@co...>]

Works using the GNU C++ Compile do not have to be released under the GNU 
GPL. Only derived works of your program must be derived from the GNU 
GPL. You are free to use other licenses instead.
OROSZI Balázs wrote:

> Hello again!
>
> I've read another VERY interesting post from that guy, who originally 
> wrote about DirectX-MinGW license problems. Now he writes about GNU 
> C++ library problems. He sais, that the GNU C++ library is distributed 
> under the GPL, and as such, derived works can only be distributed 
> under the GPL. So this means, that whoever wants to write commercial 
> programs with the GNU C++ compiler using it's C++ library MUST open 
> it's source code?
> And this would also mean, that whoever wants to write programs for 
> Linux (in C++ using G++), must open the source code?
>
> Any comments on this?
>
> -- 
> Greetings,
>   Balázs
>
>
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Re: [Dev-C++] more licensing

[Michal M. <mi...@mo...>]

OROSZI Balázs wrote:

> Hello again!
> 
> I've read another VERY interesting post from that guy, who originally 
> wrote about DirectX-MinGW license problems. Now he writes about GNU C++ 
> library problems. He sais, that the GNU C++ library is distributed under 
> the GPL, and as such, derived works can only be distributed under the 
> GPL. So this means, that whoever wants to write commercial programs with 
> the GNU C++ compiler using it's C++ library MUST open it's source code?
> And this would also mean, that whoever wants to write programs for Linux 
> (in C++ using G++), must open the source code?
> 
> Any comments on this?

If you mean libstdc++ than I don't understand why you haven't look at 
the official documentation:
http://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/libstdc++/17_intro/license.html
it's absolutely clearly explained there

Regards,
     Michal

Re: [Dev-C++] more licensing

[<or...@vp...>]

Michal Molhanec wrote:
> If you mean libstdc++ than I don't understand why you haven't look at=20
> the official documentation:
> http://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/libstdc++/17_intro/license.html
> it's absolutely clearly explained there

Hey, thanks a lot! Don't know why I haven't looked...

Thanks for all the input from everyone!

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Greetings,
   Bal=E1zs