Re: GPL and NDAs

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From: Greg Alexander
Date: Sun, 16 Jan 2000 00:00

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In article <3880A12D.233E2212@wpi.edu>, David Freeman 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.

Nope, completely inconceivable.  GCC, like emacs, is one of those shining
flagship products of the FSF, it's one of those things they wave around to
say "look, the GPL and open source are truly grate things, they helped us
make this compiler that is ported to more systems than any other
compiler." yada yada blah blah.  So anyways, teh point is, there is
nothing in the world more GPLed than GCC is.  It certainly does not have
"well, this is mostly GPL, but ..."  there is no but.

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From: galexand@sietch.bloomington.in.us (Greg Alexander)
Subject: Re: GPL and NDAs
Date: 2000/01/16
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