On Mon, 17 Dec 2018 14:13:49 -0600, Tom Marchant wrote: >> >>>I can reach https://www.powerbasic.com/ now...... >>> >>Hmmm... "Open Source", but you need an ISV licensed tool to build it. > Their License Agreement is at: https://www.powerbasic.com/Content/Images/uploaded/PowerBASIC_License_Agreement.pdf ... I haven't compared the two fine prints. SPFLite says GPL. That may not have been the developers' original intent. >It seems odd to me too, but it is licensed under GPLv3, and the GPL FAQ at >https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#NonFreeTools says: > ><quote> >Can I release a program under the GPL which I developed using nonfree tools? > >Which programs you used to edit the source code, or to compile it, or study >it, or record it, usually makes no difference for issues concerning the >licensing of that source code. > >However, if you link nonfree libraries with the source code, that would be >an issue you need to deal with. It does not preclude releasing the source >code under the GPL, but if the libraries don't fit under the “system library” >exception, you should affix an explicit notice giving permission to link your >program with them. The FAQ entry about using GPL-incompatible libraries >provides more information about how to do that. ></quote>
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