Legal question: is there any restrictions in using emacs/gcc?

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From: Stephane Laroche
Date: Tue, 22 Oct 1991 23:07

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I would like to use GNU emacs in the company where I work.  After reading
the GPL, it seems that anyone can use it even if emacs is used to produce
commercial software.  Is that true?

And if it is, does the same apply to gcc?

I'm sorry if the answers are well none, but even if I have been using
GNU emacs for a few years and reading this newsgroup for a few months, it
still isn't clear to me if only the source is covered by the GPL.

Anyone can explain this to me?

Thank you in advance,

 Stephane Laroche              | Email: laroche@ee470.ee.mcgill.ca
 Mcgill Electrical Engineering |        stephane@Chucla.CAM.ORG

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Subject: Legal question:  is there any restrictions in using emacs/gcc?
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