Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2002 13:29:44 -0500 (EST) From: Matthew Emmerton <matt@gsicomp.on.ca> To: Mike Meyer <mwm-dated-1015265802.29c1b9@mired.org> Cc: Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com>, Michael Lucas <mwlucas@blackhelicopters.org>, Patrik Sundberg <ps@radiac.mine.nu>, chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: valgrind Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0202271328110.46134-100000@xena.gsicomp.on.ca> In-Reply-To: <15485.8842.438366.492284@guru.mired.org>
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On Wed, 27 Feb 2002, Mike Meyer wrote: > [Moved to -chat from -current *and* -stable. Bleah.] > > Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com> types: > > This is why FreeBSD lets people use GPL'ed components as an > > "after market" item, but does not distribute them: it is in > > the ditribution that the clause activates. > > I could *swear* that I got gcc with my distribution of FreeBSD. Or > does this statement only apply to kernel components? Since gcc is self-contained, it's no a problem. It's when you've got a statically-linked image (an application or a kernel image) that contains both BSD and GPL code that the problems arise. -- Matt Emmerton To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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