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So he wrote to VUCK's author asking if GNU could use it. Evidently, VUCK's developer was uncooperative, responding that the university was free but that the compiler was not.
How the Exception Works (...) You have permission to propagate a work of Target Code formed by combining the Runtime Library with Independent Modules, even if such propagation would otherwise violate the terms of GPLv3, provided that all Target Code was generated by Eligible Compilation Processes. You may then convey such a combination under terms of your choice, consistent with the licensing of the Independent Modules. (...) However, if you used GCC in conjunction with GPL-incompatible software during the process of transforming high-level code to low-level code, that would not be an Eligible Compilation Process. This would happen if, for example, you used GCC with a proprietary plugin. (...) As long as you use an Eligible Compilation Process, then you have permission to take the Target Code that GCC generates and propagate it "under terms of your choice." If you did use GPL-incompatible software in conjunction with GCC during the Compilation Process, you would not be able to take advantage of this permission. Since all of the object code that GCC generates is derived from these GPLed libraries, that means you would be required to follow the terms of the GPL when propagating any of that object code. You could not use GCC to develop your own GPL-incompatible software.
The GCC has been ported to (i.e., modified to run on) more than 60 platforms, which is more than for any other compiler.
So he wrote to VUCK's author asking if GNU could use it. Evidently, VUCK's developer was uncooperative, responding that the university was free but that the compiler was not.
The GCC has been ported to (i.e., modified to run on) more than 60 platforms, which is more than for any other compiler.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)How the Exception Works (...) You have permission to propagate a work of Target Code formed by combining the Runtime Library with Independent Modules, even if such propagation would otherwise violate the terms of GPLv3, provided that all Target Code was generated by Eligible Compilation Processes. You may then convey such a combination under terms of your choice, consistent with the licensing of the Independent Modules. (...) However, if you used GCC in conjunction with GPL-incompatible software during the process of transforming high-level code to low-level code, that would not be an Eligible Compilation Process. This would happen if, for example, you used GCC with a proprietary plugin. (...) As long as you use an Eligible Compilation Process, then you have permission to take the Target Code that GCC generates and propagate it "under terms of your choice." If you did use GPL-incompatible software in conjunction with GCC during the Compilation Process, you would not be able to take advantage of this permission. Since all of the object code that GCC generates is derived from these GPLed libraries, that means you would be required to follow the terms of the GPL when propagating any of that object code. You could not use GCC to develop your own GPL-incompatible software.