On Sat, 14 Mar 2009, Phil Barnett wrote: Hi,
> The exception was never about the compiler itself. It is all about users > wishing to create proprietary code executables with GPL code built into it. > The exception is for the users of the compiler, not the compiler itself. I know though some part of compiler code has the exception. F.e. all files with my own code I added myself. I made it intentionally. I'm talking only about pure compiler code in the hbcplr library. Now it's possible to integrate compiler with final binaries. HBRUN is example of such program. I would like to change the compiler (to be precise hbcplr library) license to LGPL if other developers agree or at least I would like to hear which of them agree for such modification to know which part of compiler I will have to rewrite from scratch .I plan some serious modification in longer terms and such knowledge will help me. I would like to open for Harbour users using hbcplr library as some type script language in commercial closed source applications. > Even the simplest compile and link of Harbour brings in GPL code. Without > the exception, there is no way to distribute a proprietary executable > legally. Yes, when we are talking about GPL which is more restrictive then LGPL. For me LGPL is quite good license also for commercial closed source software. But I do not want to change other Harbour libraries license. I'm interesting only in compiler library for which I'd prefer LGPL then GPL or GPL + Harbour exception. I hope that I'm clear now. best regards, Przemek _______________________________________________ Harbour mailing list Harbour@harbour-project.org http://lists.harbour-project.org/mailman/listinfo/harbour
