Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2012 08:13:33 +0200 From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Fernando_Apestegu=EDa?= <fernando.apesteguia@gmail.com> To: Wojciech Puchar <wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> Cc: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de>, FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Why Clang Message-ID: <CAGwOe2bSwAp5jfaQstYY%2BLmjjXNx31JW%2BgRTo3_KLYdYrqHC_w@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1206192154110.98802@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> References: <402199FE-380B-41B6-866B-7D5D66C457D5@lpthe.jussieu.fr> <CAH3a3KWKNF5Bt-8=KgtbMh=rV6GfUO7OaeE6-SutxkcRe8cG3Q@mail.gmail.com> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1206191953280.8234@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> <20120619205225.21d6709f.freebsd@edvax.de> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1206192154110.98802@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl>
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On Tue, Jun 19, 2012 at 9:58 PM, Wojciech Puchar <wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> wrote: >>> >>> Does GPLv3 does force programs you compile with gcc to be GPLed? >> >> >> As far as I know, the main difference is that the GPLv3 is >> often called a "viral license". Software linking against v3 >> libraries and so maybe programs compiled by a v3 compiler >> will have - according to the license - to be released as >> v3 too. > > This word: "MAYBE" is most crucial here. I don't see how GPLv3 is viral. Here[1] we can read a program linking agains a gpl v3 library should be released under the gplv3 too. However, the only concern would be when the program is implicitly linked against libgcc right? Well, there's even an exception[2] for this. I'm not saying moving to clang is a bad idea. I just don't think the viral license argumentation is strong enough. Can anyone provide an example of viral propagation of the license if we compile the base system with a gpl v3 gcc? Thanks. [1] http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.en.html#IfLibraryIsGPL [2] http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.en.html#LibGCCException > > wouldn't it be just simplest solution to ask GNU leader for clearing it out? > > i wouldn't be surprised that FreeBSD team would decide to go back to gcc > soon. > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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"
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