From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jun 21 18:55:36 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 59D0B106566C for ; Thu, 21 Jun 2012 18:55:36 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gobble.wa@gmail.com) Received: from mail-wi0-f170.google.com (mail-wi0-f170.google.com [209.85.212.170]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D16A28FC0A for ; Thu, 21 Jun 2012 18:55:35 +0000 (UTC) Received: by wibhq12 with SMTP id hq12so38099wib.1 for ; Thu, 21 Jun 2012 11:55:28 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; bh=B2L3Ku+KuoJlHwhkh9t3CROT4tjq0GAywyYCdsJ6nhU=; b=PdDUBpSPP83Bsn0vCcHx4ERw7NGTXTBswnChNRPTgpgLa5JtabRg+Fm5AKvJkuKDBG 1KLbETnjj+/rg2kSBm5X6Cm1k2ujNPLCW2CXyUNqvzv1f2Mtz/t+SucDc4DWbZPNkNtc eWUEGPgZVTPfyxu2CB6s+J88MGN6pR1mOc9y8pAsNt3b+X6V3+LgwAF1PLKUkMaakcXC owCKTs3H+8hJhlggMKvuVkEiM5L4jQuwec/TdkhZwCW4JKiC5jafPF/MHwXKgHiMI0SI Bituc6w1d8hE04TDfA1eE7k4snSwUX9GfnNk1MIv1rNtYBGiXGtTHYbUK0kXAnO3gJZX oRSQ== MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.180.81.65 with SMTP id y1mr22527483wix.1.1340304928733; Thu, 21 Jun 2012 11:55:28 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.216.138.220 with HTTP; Thu, 21 Jun 2012 11:55:28 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.216.138.220 with HTTP; Thu, 21 Jun 2012 11:55:28 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: <402199FE-380B-41B6-866B-7D5D66C457D5@lpthe.jussieu.fr> <20120621015237.GB58187@neutralgood.org> <4FE35208.40708@queernet.org> <4FE35616.9080304@queernet.org> Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2012 11:55:28 -0700 Message-ID: From: Waitman Gobble To: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Subject: Re: Why Clang X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2012 18:55:36 -0000 On Jun 21, 2012 11:23 AM, "Wojciech Puchar" wrote: >>> >>> >> Additionally, the exceptions for using the GCC runtime library for non-GPL executables >> is limited to what hey call "eligible compilation processes", what rules out using >> proprietary GCC plugins or other combinations of core GCC functionality with non-GPL >> tooling and extensions. >> Please note that this is indeed not tested in court. Therefore, reality may turn out >> even more interesting. That's why a lawyer's answer should always be "it depends". :) > > > GNU GPL is even worse that i ever dreamed (in worst horror). > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to " freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" I have seen a few instances which are "risky" IMHO... or at least interesting to ponder.. one is a claim that GPLv3 enables the vendor to "require" the use of their trademark logo (flowplayer)... which opens up other legal issues i think, and another, i recently purchased a router, in the package was a small piece of paper stating the device includes GPL software, and if i want the source i need to write (snail mail) their legal department and explain why i want it. (d-link). but i agree the issues have not been legally decided AFAIK. anyway, i think a BSD licensed FreeBSD operating system works for me. Waitman Gobble San Jose California USA