Re: Too Good to be True?

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From: Nick Felisiak
Date: Fri, 10 Jan 1992 17:36

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In article <1992Jan9.225416.6466@nntp.hut.fi> r36110m@kaira.hut.fi (Mika Matti Jalava) writes:
>In article <iRNaeB6w164w@mantis.co.uk> mathew@mantis.co.uk (en font terrible) writes:
>>If you link your programs with a library under the GLPL, you have to supply
>>object code for your programs.
>
>Do you see this as a problem?
>

I'm surprised no-one has mentioned developing code for systems which are
not interactive general-purpose computers.  For example, if we wished to
use, for instance, the GNU stdio routines within our terminal servers,
we would, as I understand the GLGPL, have to distribute parts of our
cross-development route as well, as the object files are absolutely no
use without that development route.

Even if we actually could distribute the development tools (I'm not sure
what we use), the hassle of doing so in any useful way would just be too
horrible.  The net result is that we have to use our own 'printf', etc.

Nick

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