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In article <26@ark1.nswc.navy.mil>, dsill@ark1.nswc.navy.mil (Dave Sill) writes:
> First, being required to freely distribute code does not exactly
> prevent you from using the compiler.

If you're not a private hobbyist or a university (and not even always then)
it sure does.

> Second, a program compiled by GCC is not a derivative of GCC.

That's the question innit?

> It's certainly not a "modified copy or copies of GNU CC".

Well a case could be made that the library isn't, either. If you extend
the concept "modified copy or copies" to include library code, then you
can extend it further.

> Stallman and the FSF have better things to do than sue people who try
> to use their products.  Get real, we're not talking about Apple or
> Microsoft here.  They don't even *have* a legal department.

And if they're not willing or able to enforce the GNU GENERAL PUBLIC
LICENSE it's not worth the paper it's printed on. The fact that it exists
implies they're willing to do so.
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