[ale] OT: GPL and GNU compilers

Christopher Fowler cfowler at outpostsentinel.com
Wed May 7 12:33:11 EDT 2003


If you ask RMS, he'll say that your code must be GPL'd.  But what I
understand is that you can dynamically link your software with glibc and
not disclose your source.  If you statically link, then you'll have to
disclose.


On Wed, 2003-05-07 at 11:19, Jeff Layton wrote:
> Hello,
> 
>    Unfortunately I have an off-optib question about the GNU
> compilers on Linux. If I compile my code with a GNU compiler
> (gcc, g77, etc.), that calls functions from glibc, then is my code
> GPL? (I don't know the license on glibc - I'm checking now).
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Jeff
> 
> 
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> Jeff Layton
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> Lockheed-Martin Aeronautical Company - Marietta
> 
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