On Fri, 30 Jun 2006, George Birbilis wrote:
I'm afraid that since FPC is GPL, than Lazarus can't be
LGPL, but has
to be GPL too, including all other code that is compiled using FPC
(since compiled code contains the FPC runtime). Unless that is you
compile Lazarus using Delphi, but not sure if you can
This is nonsense.
FPC is GPL, but it does not restrict the license of the
programs compiled with it. In Lazarus the compiler a separate
program and not part of Lazarus (unlike Delphi?)
Your compiled programs contain the FPC runtime, you don't write assembly,
but Pascal and assume some system functions and memory manager etc. of
Pascal pre-exist. But other user posted reply that FPC runtime is an
exception and is licensed as LGPL which is fine if it's accurate.
It is modified LGPL: LGPL with the exception clause that it can be used
to link in commercial programs.
Michael.
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