Re: OODL: GCC is GPL so why aren't we?

[DeRobertis]

At 11:53 PM -0800 on 11/13/99, Michael Fair wrote:

>2) It was never really explained all that well for me why
>    the LGPL was an unacceptable solution for the engine
>    code base.  The problem with the GPL is that parts
>    of the code, namely the run time interpreter, become
>    a derivative work of OC when you create a standalone.
>    If the run time interpreter was LGPL then you could
>    combine it with proprietary solutions, namely
>    standalones without problem.  You just couldn't
>    modify and redistribute the engine without also
>    meeting the terms and conditions of source distribution.

You'd have to distribute everything nessisary to re-link with a newer version.