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I'm not sure I would believe the comment by the person who you are responding to.

• mindslight 11y ago
  > their libraries come with a license forbidding you from using them with a compiled-from-source version of gcc This is a quite serious concrete accusation. It would put Microchip in the company of Tivo and Sveasoft - not simply ignoring the GPL, but actively attacking it through bad-faith contractual restrictions. But yes, I would definitely have to see the specific license for myself before forming any conclusions. HN is essentially just gossip, and GP could have very well interpreted a clause too broadly. But I'm not interested in sorting through what's new in the Microchip world just to preemptively answer this, especially because he could be referring to a single specific library that would be hard to find.
  • jason_s 11y ago
    Microchip does have a standard license for maybe 99% of its firmware libraries, that includes this proviso, that just forbids you from using the software on microcontrollers made by other manufacturers: Microchip licenses to you the right to use, modify, copy and distribute Software only when embedded on a Microchip microcontroller or digital signal controller that is integrated into your product or third party product (pursuant to the sublicense terms in the accompanying license agreement). If there are any other restrictions, I'm not aware of them.