Am Do 27 Sep 2012 20:58:25 CEST schrieb Geoffrey Irving: > On Thu, Sep 27, 2012 at 11:50 AM, Johannes <dajo.m...@web.de> wrote: >> Hi, >> as far as I understand the GPL, I would say you can release the output >> of your script under every license you want to, as long as Sage is not >> necessary to _compile_ or _run_ the the c++ code. > > Since my script copies bits of itself into the output, those bits > carry the GPL along unless you add a special exception to the LICENSE, > similar to the exceptions added for bison, flex, etc.
are those bits necessary for the output to compile? If not, I don't see any problem, maybe - if they are not needed - why can those bit not be removed from the c++ code? >> Take a look from the other side: If you use a programming language >> licensed under GPL (the languages, not the libraries) you're still free >> to release every program written in this language, using the license you >> like to. > > To be pendantic, languages are never licensed until the GPL. > Compilers are, and if the compilers copy bits of themselves into the > compiled version, I think they need special exceptions. yea, pendantic but true ;) > Geoffrey > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "sage-support" group. To post to this group, send email to sage-support@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to sage-support+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sage-support?hl=en.
