ag@elgar.UUCP (Keith Gabryelski) (10/16/88)
In article <17780@glacier.STANFORD.EDU> jbn@glacier.STANFORD.EDU (John B. Nagle) 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. Follow-ups to gnu@prep.ai.mit.edu Pax, Keith -- ag@elgar.CTS.COM Keith Gabryelski ...!{ucsd, jack}!elgar!ag