Re: GPL and NDAs

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From: Peter Seebach
Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2000 00:00

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In article <3880A12D.233E2212@wpi.edu>, David Freeman  <free779@wpi.edu> wrote:
>There are, if I remember correctly, two versions of GCC, internal and
>GPL.  The internal version is sold to commercial companies for money,
>and Cygnus makes money.  The GPL version is the one we use.  I've never
>worked on GCC, but it may be possible that you do have to agree to allow
>Cygnus to use your changes and modifications.

Well, gee.  I submitted some code once, and I never signed anything saying
anyone had the right to distribute that code under non-GPL terms.

It was fairly small, but I'm not convinced it was so trivial that this doesn't
pose a problem...

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