Re: Agreed legal opinion on distributing libstdc++

Takashi Ono schrieb:
> Hi all,
>
> I am considering to change recommendable gcc version for mingw port to gcc 3.x.x to 
> 4.4.0 but there is a restriction that the use of gcc 4.4.0 mandates dynamic linking of 
> libgcc and libstdc++.
>
> There is a concern in mingw comminity that those who would like to include dynamic 
> libstdc++ should have a legal opinion to support it or should be ready to distribute 
> the source code of libstdc++ right at the point of binary distribution.
>   
see http://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/libstdc++/manual/bk01pt01ch01s02.html 
and http://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/libstdc++/faq.html#faq.license for the 
details:

"2.4.So, what restrictions are there on programs that use the library?
None. We encourage such programs to be released as open source, but we 
won't punish you or sue you if you choose otherwise. "

Martin


> In the meantime, OOo distributions on some un*x platforms are including libstdc++.so.6.
>
> Are there any agreed legal opinion on distributing libstdc++ in OOo projects?
>
> Takashi Ono ([email protected])
>
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