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I did not understand the 'political' issue: The GPLv3 license does not apply to executable files created by gcc; you can even use gcc to create proprietary prod
by MichaelMoser123 13y ago
I did not understand the 'political' issue: The GPLv3 license does not apply to executable files created by gcc; you can even use gcc to create proprietary products. What is the problem of using gcc 4.7 in order to compile BSD if the license does not apply to the executable - BSD in this case ?
- merijnv 13y agoFreeBSD is not just a kernel, it also ships with a userland, which includes a C compiler (obviously). In other words, FreeBSD ships with a gcc binary, which means FreeBSD is distributing gcc, which means all clauses in the GPLv3 apply to them. Any group/company/whatever wishing to ship FreeBSD that doesn't strip out the compiler will be affected similarly.