GNU license terms

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From: Victor Miller
Date: Thu, 27 Sep 1990 18:00

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Can I get official (from FSF) clarification for the following:

If a company X compiles its software with GCC (or G++), does the GNU
license require that it ship sources for its code (either GNU or company X)?

If the GNU libraries are linked in, must their source be distributed?


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