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If you dislike it enough not to use any GPLed software, sure. The GPL specifically distinguishes between code running as part of the same "application" or not.
by pmjordan 16y ago
If you dislike it enough not to use any GPLed software, sure. The GPL specifically distinguishes between code running as part of the same "application" or not. In fact, the kernel itself has a clarification.
GCC itself is GPL, but its libraries (along with glibc) have an exception that permits linking against non-GPL software.