sean@ms.uky.edu (Sean Casey) (10/17/88)
In article <9@elgar.UUCP> ag@elgar.UUCP (Keith Gabryelski) writes: >> Rights. Does the C environment use the GNU library? If so, >> will all C programs linked with it be subject to the GNU >> licence agreement, which forces the author to provide source >> code? Will NeXT purchasers be asked to sign any software >> licencing or nondisclosure agreements? >This is a misconception. The Gnu license is not transferred to code >that is produced by the compiliers. The libraries (when linked into >runtime code) are also not subject to the licensing. Ok, how about yacc output? I needed a yacc compiler for a program of mine where I wanted to distribute yacc output in case the recipients didn't have yacc. I thought that GNU yacc would be ideal, but when I checked it put an obnoxious copyright notice on the output. This really bummed me out. I really like the GNU concept, but I don't like my rights to software being taken away by a compiler. Has this changed? Will it ever change? Sean -- *** Sean Casey sean@ms.uky.edu, sean@ukma.bitnet *** Huh? {backbone|rutgers|uunet}!ukma!sean *** U of K, Lexington Kentucky, USA ..where Christian movies are censored. *** ``The World... she's a flat! She's a round! Flat! Round! Flat! Round!''