Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!att!pacbell!ames!bionet!agate!ucbvax!husc6!contact!umb!karl From: karl@umb.umb.edu (Karl Berry.) Newsgroups: comp.lang.misc Subject: GNU runtime libraries. Message-ID: <878@umb.umb.edu> Date: 8 Aug 89 22:37:22 GMT Organization: UMASS-Boston, Boston, MA Lines: 24 How many times must it be said? The only ``runtime library'' currently being distributed is gnulib (and gnulib2), which are arithmetic (and other similar low-level operations) for gcc. gnulib and gnulib2 are not copylefted, because the routines are so small, there is no question of code derivation. (Anyway, it doesn't really matter what the reason is; they're not copylefted.) When the standard C runtime library is released, it will most likely be copylefted, and programs linked with that will be considered GNU-derived, and so will be subject to the copyleft. But it is not released now, so most of this discussion is strictly hypothetical. Perhaps the copyleft is legal; perhaps it isn't. If you are concerned about its legality, you should consult a lawyer, not the net. If you think copylefting software is wrong, that's your prerogative, but there is no need to state your opinion again; it has been expressed many times in the last few weeks. karl@umb.edu ...!harvard!umb!karl