Gudjon, I think you misunderstood me and missed the word "not" in my reply. If you use SDCC for 8051 you DO use ASxxxx. Only if you use it for PIC is ASxxxx not used, but it uses the assembler and linker from gputils.
Maarten > Hi > Thanks for the answers. The new license is clear but > I understood the old in the way that both commercial > distribution and usage was prohibited. > But I am using the 8051 port so I don't use this code :) > It will be distributed in Debian under non-free but that is > fine by me. It would be nice to have the sdcc in the main > distribution but for me this is a minor detail. > > Cheers > Gudjon > > On Fri, Aug 24, 2007 at 09:02:55AM -0700, Jesus Calvino-Fraga wrote: > > Hi, > > > > You are neither doing publication nor > > distribution of ASxxxx or ASLINK for commercial > > use, so I don't see any problem. In other words, > > you may not sell the hammer but you can sell the > > chair you made with it. Compare the license of > > the old ASxxxx and ASLINK used with sdcc (version > > 1.7) and the newest versions of ASxxxx and ASLINK (version 4.11) at > > > > http://shop-pdp.kent.edu/ashtml/asxget.htm > > > > which is of course different, but more explicit in that regard: > > "This software is FREEWARE which means it is NOT > > public domain but fully copyrighted material > > that is distributed freely without money. Its > > electronic distribution through BBSs, the > > Internet, or other such means is encouraged > > provided no money is requested in return." > > So, as long as you are not selling ASxxxx or > > ASLINK you are fine. It is my opinion that you > > can do anything you want with the code you wrote > > and the resulting outputs of ASxxxx and ASLINK... > > > > Jesús > > > > At 10:01 PM 23/08/2007, you wrote: > > > > >Hi > > > The following licensing statement in the sdcc files was pointed > > >at me by coincidence: > > >"The ASxxxx assemblers and the ASLINK relocating linker are > > >placed in the Public Domain. Publication or distribution of > > >these programs for non-commercial use is hereby granted with the > > >stipulation that the copyright notice be included with all > > >copies." > > > I am using SDCC for commercial (but still no profit :) purposes. > > >I don't know how to write a linker but I would be willing to pay some > > >amount of money to someone willing to write it under some sensible > > >licence, compatible with the SDCC licencing. That is to say if this > > >statement is a real problem. > > > > > >Regards > > >Gudjon > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. > > Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. > > Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. > > Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ > > _______________________________________________ > > Sdcc-user mailing list > > Sdcc-user@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/sdcc-user > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. > Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. > Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. > Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ > _______________________________________________ > Sdcc-user mailing list > Sdcc-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/sdcc-user > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ Sdcc-user mailing list Sdcc-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/sdcc-user
