Jan Ciger wrote: > The key is "to build and run" - GPL explicitly asks only for "install > and execute", not to build.
If you know enough about the platform to be able to "install and execute", then I think you know enough to be able to write your own tool to get from the source to the executable. I can't see there being anything in the compiler itself that's tricky -- it's things like proprietary disk formats and built-in DRM chips that will trip you up. Given the same information that the manufacturers themselves have about such devices, building the necessary tools is just a matter of programming. > Actually, neither - it is about maintaining the freedom. Well, that's what RMS *says* it's about, but that's never made any sense to me. If someone takes a free program and makes something proprietary out of it, the original version is still just as free as it ever was -- you don't need a viral licence agreement to ensure that. -- Greg _______________________________________________ Soya-user mailing list Soya-user@gna.org https://mail.gna.org/listinfo/soya-user
