-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Sunday 13 April 2003 1:43 pm, Nicholas Parsons wrote:
Also true. But how was YaST created? Was GCC used? Or did SuSE create their own compiler/interpreter for this?
which is a rather large red herring -- GCC makes no restrictions on the code that is produced [compiled] since that is [by definition] what GCC is designed to do. OTOH, if you were making an extension to GCC itself, then that extension would likely fall under the GPL umbrella. The distinction is whether you are doing something TO gcc or WITH gcc. For example: If you use a craftsman wrench to repair your car's engine, craftsman doesn't suddenly have control over your vehicle [nor are they necessarilly liable if you didn't tighten a bolt enough -- that is your fault unless you can prove the wrench is incapable of tightening the bolt properly...] However, if you were to put up a store "window display" of work-clothes and hang a craftsman wrench on a toolbelt of a mannequin you might find more than a few lawyers knocking at your door [unless you work for Sears...] - -- Yet another Blog: http://osnut.homelinux.net -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.7 (GNU/Linux) Comment: http://osnut.homelinux.net/TomEmerson.asc iD8DBQE+mdF/V/YHUqq2SwsRAldYAKDLaaMs7BAE0xGPnEhBhRX4OBC9KACeLXLr mHLvK0QhPn5Wy/FGFTmeEfs= =xjdm -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----