On Sat, Jan 15, 2005 at 02:45:23PM -0500, Brian Thomas Sniffen wrote: > >> Not quite true. It also incorporates the GNU Classpath libraries > >> which are distributed with / part of Kaffe. There clearly are > >> bindings provided there. The GNU Classpath package is GPL'd, > >> right? > > > > GNU classpath is GPL+linking exception which allows it to link with > > code that is licensed with GPL non-compatible licenses. > > Thanks. That sounds like an important piece of evidence. So > certainly the GNU Classpath authors think that their code is copied > into programs built using it, and the GPL restricts that copying. > > I would assume that the same applies to Kaffe.
Well, if gcc has an explicit "output of this program isn't subject to the GPL", even though the FSF says[1] that the output of a program is generally not subject to the terms of the program outputting it anyway, that probably means that it *might* be arguably subject to it (depending on how much of gcc ends up in gcc's output), and the FSF is giving an explicit exception to eliminate any doubt. So, I wouldn't read too far into what the authors think based on the existance of an exception (not to the extent of "certainly"); there are legitimate reasons to make exceptions, even when they're expected to be a no-op. [1] http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#GPLOutput -- Glenn Maynard -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
