Re: newlib license question
"An, Douwa" <[email protected]>
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Hi Jeff, Brian Thanks for your response. Got your comment that our built newlib is not GPL related. Best Regards. ---Original--- From: "Jeff Johnston"<[email protected]> Date: Wed, Jul 5, 2023 01:15 AM To: "newlib"<[email protected]>; Cc: "An, Douwa"<[email protected]>;"douwa.an"<[email protected]>; Subject: Re: newlib license question IANAL either. Some further clarification. See COPYING.NEWLIB and COPYING.LIBGLOSS for target-specific licensing for a newlib/libgloss library built from current sources. The fr30 is no longer GPL and this is stated in COPYING.NEWLIB. The linux target is no longer in the newlib sources and as Brian noted, was LGPL. For libgloss, the sparc-*leon*, crx-*, cr16-* targets have a GPL with exception license. The exception states that code linked with the libraries built from said sources have no restrictions. See the rest of the license for full explanation of other usages. The top-level directory files are shared with other gnu projects such as binutils and gcc. Configuration and build files used from there do not affect the licensing of the newlib/libgloss libraries that are built. -- Jeff J. On Tue, Jul 4, 2023 at 12:02 PM Brian Inglis <[email protected]> wrote: On 2023-07-03 21:30, An, Douwa wrote: > I am struggling with the newlib license since i saw GPL license in git repo. > It declares that newlib subdirectory is non-GPL related, however, there are GPL code in newlib root directory,&nbsp; > 1) can we confirm that newlib subdirectory is not infected?&nbsp; which gnu official statement can certify it?&nbsp; > 2) if I only build baremetal metal newlib, is GPL code used? Can i say newlib I build is non GPL related? IANAL! It appears according to licence docs, that Cygwin and Linux targets have LGPL components, fr30 target has GPL components, and standards texinfo docs have GFDL components. The rest of newlib should be covered by BSD compatible licences allowing commercial use, including files from a number of commercial corps; also newlib is contributed to, supported and used by a number of commercial corps, including ARM, HP, IBM, Intel, and RedHat, plus many other embedded and RT corps, as part of corps commercial products, which may include proprietary modifications or components not allowed by copyleft licenses. IANAL! -- Take care. Thanks, Brian Inglis Calgary, Alberta, Canada La perfection est atteinte Perfection is achieved non pas lorsqu'il n'y a plus rien à ajouter not when there is no more to add mais lorsqu'il n'y a plus rien à retirer but when there is no more to cut -- Antoine de Saint-Exupéry