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I'm sorry that it's not obvious to you, but there are multiple corporate entities involved, several with the same name.
by greglindahl 10y ago
I'm sorry that it's not obvious to you, but there are multiple corporate entities involved, several with the same name.
- shmerl 10y agoIt's clearly not obvious. All I know, that current commercial PathScale compiler is not open source, despite previous claims. Another such example is compiler made by Sun. They planned to open it up, but Oracle's takeover ruined those plans.
- greglindahl 10y agoGPLv2 3a is "open source".
- shmerl 10y agoSo, can you point to the code please? Since that compiler is commercially available now, they are publishing the code somewhere, right?
- greglindahl 10y agoWhich part of "GPLv2 clause 3a" did you not read?
- Intermernet 10y agoWhile GPlv2 3a is open source, it usually refers to including the source with the product in the form of something like a CD-ROM.[1] >3. You may copy and distribute the Program (or a work based on it, under Section 2) in object code or executable form under the terms of Sections 1 and 2 above provided that you also do one of the following: >a) Accompany it with the complete corresponding machine-readable source code, which must be distributed under the terms of Sections 1 and 2 above on a medium customarily used for software interchange Do you know if the source is downloadable, legally from anywhere? Or was it only distributed to original customers? [1]: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.en.html https://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.en.html
- greglindahl 10y agoI have no idea if the source is downloadable, legally, from anywhere. That's not required by the license. I'm glad that you actually looked at the license before you asked!
- shmerl 10y agoSorry to disappoint you, but CD-ROMs aren't customary used for software interchange anymore. Unless you are collecting antiques. So again, where can I find the code for the current day PathScale?