孟祥龙 <mengxiangl...@hrbeu.edu.cn> writes: > Dear Teacher, > > > I hope this email finds you well. I am writing to kindly request a software > usage license for the GCC for our research and development activities. We > believe that this software would greatly contribute to our work and enable us > to achieve our research goals more effectively. > > > Given the nature of our projects and our commitment to advancing knowledge, > we are excited about the potential of incorporating this software into our > workflow. > > > We assure you that the software will be used strictly for non-commercial > research purposes. We are prepared to comply with any terms and conditions > outlined by the software provider regarding its usage and dissemination of > results. > > > If possible, we kindly request information about the licensing process, any > associated costs, and the steps required to acquire the license. We > appreciate your consideration of our request and would be grateful for any > guidance you can provide in this matter. > > > Thank you for your attention to this request. We look forward to your > response.
Hi, GCC is Free Software, as such you can use it for any purpose, commercial or otherwise. See https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html for a description of what free software is. In particular, GCC is licensed under the GNU GPL version 3, or any later version[1], with some bits of code also being under the GCC Runtime Libraries Exception[2] or the GNU Lesser GPL version 3, or any later version[3]. I must personally ask that you consider also releasing your work as free software, and to support free software development and free systems, but you're not under obligation to do so. Please see the license texts for a description of your rights and obligations. [1] https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html [2] https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gcc-exception-3.1.html [3] https://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl-3.0.html Hope that helps, have a lovely day. -- Arsen Arsenović
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