Paul Guyot scripsit: > It's about this paragraph of section 3: > > >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 scripets 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.
I think the deal here is that things normally distributed with *the compiler* are no problem, even if the compiler isn't normally distributed with the OS. After all, Solaris is distributed without a compiler, and nobody doubts that you can compile GNU utilities with the (non-free) cc. -- John Cowan http://www.ccil.org/~cowan [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please leave your values | Check your assumptions. In fact, at the front desk. | check your assumptions at the door. --sign in Paris hotel | --Miles Vorkosigan -- license-discuss archive is at http://crynwr.com/cgi-bin/ezmlm-cgi?3
