> This is a general question, not(?) completely off topic. > I have never quite understood the GPL type license > in the following sense: I write my own c++ software; I compile > it using an open source deal like djgpp; > if I then distribute the compiled exe, am I legally obliged to also > distribute(i.e. my) the source code that I merely > compiled on a GPL system?.
DGJPP, FreePASCAL, FreeBASIC (no FB-GfX): NO (see expection to GPL/LGPL) CC386: NO (see BSD license) FreeBASIC using FB-GfX: YES (see LGPL, but people ignore ...) -- ~~~ wow ~~~ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Crystal Reports - New Free Runtime and 30 Day Trial Check out the new simplified licensing option that enables unlimited royalty-free distribution of the report engine for externally facing server and web deployment. http://p.sf.net/sfu/businessobjects _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user