gnupic: Re: [gnupic] GCC port for PIC
Subject:
Re: [gnupic] GCC port for PIC
From:
Marco Pantaleoni ####@####.####
Date:
5 Apr 2006 15:50:37 +0100
Message-Id: <4433D93A.30409@elasticworld.org>
Scott Dattalo wrote:
> On Wed, 2006-04-05 at 16:12 +0200, Marco Pantaleoni wrote:
>
>
>>Why don't we submit the problem to the FSF? Let's write to ####@####.####
>>(or even ####@####.#### describing the case and giving the
>>necessary links, and see what they say.
>
>
> Marco,
>
> The reason no one will submit this to the FSF is, as Alex *clearly*
> explains, Microchip is not in violation.
>
> Scott
I don't want to throw fuel at the discussion, but I'm not completely
convinced by the explanation. From my admittely ingnorant POV, I'm
inclined to believe that the aggregation clause is thought for the case
of distribution of completely independent software on the same medium
(CD-ROM, ...), and it seems to me that the libraries (*.a) and header
files are not that completely independent. Without the compiler they are
of little use, and the compiler without those too is not that useful.
These items complements each other, and they seem to form a "whole".
But IANAL, and I'm ignorant too, so I'll consider your opinions more
informed than mine. I just wanted to express my doubts.
Ciao,
Marco
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Marco Pantaleoni
elastiC language developer
http://www.elasticworld.org
