Re: FreeDOS and GPL-compatibility
On Wed, Jun 20, 2001 at 06:51:55PM +1000, Herbert Xu wrote:
> FreeDOS includes components which are licensed under the GPL. Those
> components are currently built with a compiler from Borland, and
> consequently linked with the C library that comes with it. The licence
> of the library is of course not compatible with the GPL.
What are the incompatible clauses?
I imagine that the compiler from VC++ would be considered part of the
OS and therefore qualify for the OS exception. Since Borland is a
replacement for VC++, I expect that it would, as well.
A better solution, however, would be if the code would build using a
free compiler and free libraries.
--
Raul
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