On Saturday 22 November 2008, Jeff Epler wrote: > As described in the gpl version 2 faq, the use of a proprietary > toolchain is not problematic in gpl2 software: > Q: Can I release a program under the GPL which I developed using > non-free tools? > > A: Which programs you used to edit the source code, or to compile it, > or study it, or record it, usually makes no difference for issues > concerning the licensing of that source code.
Section 3 c) The source code for a work means the preferred form of the work for making modifications to it. For an executable work, complete source code means all the source code for all modules it contains, plus any associated interface definition files, plus the scripts used to control compilation and installation of the executable. However, as a special exception, the source code distributed need not include anything that is normally distributed (in either source or binary form) with the major components (compiler, kernel, and so on) of the operating system on which the executable runs, unless that component itself accompanies the executable. Quartus does not qualify as a "major component", nor is it free, neither is it's output - Please read Altera's T&C. If you need clarification on what constitutes "non-free tools", I would suggest contacting the Free Software Foundation. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ Emc-developers mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-developers
