[ale] OT: GPL and GNU compilers

[Christopher Fowler]

On Wed, May 07, 2003 at 09:07:43PM -0400, Byron A Jeff wrote:
> > 
> > If you ask RMS, he'll say that your code must be GPL'd. 
> 
> No he won't. Two reasons. One you give below.
> 
> >  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.
> 
> This is under the presumption that glibc is under the GPL license.
> 
> It isn't. It's LGPLed. So simply using the library, in any form IIRC, does
> not transfer the license. However if you actually modified and distributed
> the library itself, then that code would have to Open Source.
> 
> That's why there's no worries here.
> 
> BAJ

Here is one question.  What happens if I create my own library then modify an OSS
program to call a function in that library.  I assume I must release the modified
OSS code in source form but not have to release my library.  Maybe just release
a stud for that library? 


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