> Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2009 19:15:58 -0500 > From: Eitan Adler <eitanadlerlist_at_gmail.com> > Sender: owner-freebsd-current_at_freebsd.org > > > As for Michel's point that the results of the compilation are not > > covered by GPL - this seems to be stated explicitly in the GPLv3 license. > Which is my question. Why do we need update the compiler when the > license shouldn't matter? > Has anyone asked the FSF about this issue anyway? Does the FSF claim > that the output of the compiler becomes "free" software? Smells like FUD to me. In all of my reading, I have never seen such a claim. There may be some GPLv3 issues, but I seriously doubt this is one. -- R. Kevin Oberman, Network Engineer Energy Sciences Network (ESnet) Ernest O. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) E-mail: oberman_at_es.net Phone: +1 510 486-8634 Key fingerprint:059B 2DDF 031C 9BA3 14A4 EADA 927D EBB3 987B 3751Received on Tue Jan 13 2009 - 03:52:58 UTC
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