Re: gdb and the GPL

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From: Kurt Baudendistel
Date: Fri, 21 Feb 1992 04:10

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In article <13008@xenna.Xylogics.COM> carlson@steam.Xylogics.COM (James Carlson) writes:
>                 ...  I would like to integrate our tools and some
>feature-specific modifications into Gnu's gdb to produce a better
>bug-exterminating tool, but I've run into an apparent legal problem.
>
>We absolutely cannot distribute the sources to our modifications -- ...
>
>The GPL appears to say that this isn't one of the options (by paragraph
>3) -- even if we intend not to charge anyone for the use of the program.

This interesting twist on the application of the GPL shows very clearly
that the ``freeness'' of software covered by the copyleft has nothing
whatsoever to do with monetary cost! It only deals with the ``freeness''
from restrictions on the use of the product by recipients.

If you want to modify copylefted code, you are welcome to. You cannot,
however, distribute this code in any way unless you also distribute your
modifications.

-- 
Kurt Baudendistel ---                                           --- GRA
Georgia Tech, School of Electrical Engineering, Atlanta, GA  30332-0250
internet: baud@eedsp.gatech.edu              uucp: gatech!gt-eedsp!baud

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