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-<h1 class="centered"><a name="top">Licenses for the Library</a></h1>
-
-<p>There are two licenses affecting GNU libstdc++-v3: one for the code, and
- one for the documentation. Here we will describe both of them, and try
- to answer some of the widespread questions. If you have more questions,
- ask the FSF or the
- <a href="http://gcc.gnu.org/lists.html">gcc mailing list</a>; the person
- writing this page is a programmer, not a lawyer.
-</p>
-
-<hr />
-
-<h2>The Code: Runtime GPL</h2>
-
-<p>The source code of libstdc++-v3 is distributed under version 2 of the
- <a href="COPYING">GNU General Public License</a>, with the so-called
- "runtime exception," as follows (or see any header or
- implementation file):
-</p>
-<pre>
- As a special exception, you may use this file as part of a free software
- library without restriction. Specifically, if other files instantiate
- templates or use macros or inline functions from this file, or you compile
- this file and link it with other files to produce an executable, this
- file does not by itself cause the resulting executable to be covered by
- the GNU General Public License. This exception does not however
- invalidate any other reasons why the executable file might be covered by
- the GNU General Public License.
-</pre>
-
-<p>Hopefully that text is self-explanatory. If it isn't, you need to speak
- to your lawyer, or the Free Software Foundation.
-</p>
-
-<!-- Most of the Q&A's are based on, paraphrased from, and outright stolen
- from this thread:
- http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/libstdc++/2000-q2/subjects.html#00050
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-<p><strong>Q: So any program which uses libstdc++ falls under the GPL?</strong>
- <br />A: <strong>No.</strong> The special exception permits use of the
- library in proprietary applications.
-</p>
-
-<p><strong>Q: How is that different from the GNU {Lesser,Library}
- GPL?</strong>
- <!-- Quoting Jason Merrill from the thread above: -->
- <br />A: The LGPL requires that users be able to replace the LGPL code with a
- modified version; this is trivial if the library in question is a C
- shared library. But there's no way to make that work with C++, where
- much of the library consists of inline functions and templates, which
- are expanded inside the code that uses the library. So to allow people
- to replace the library code, someone using the library would have to
- distribute their own source, rendering the LGPL equivalent to the GPL.
-</p>
-
-<p><strong>Q: I see. So, what restrictions <em>are</em> there on
- programs that use the library?</strong>
- <br />A: None. We encourage such programs to be released as open source,
- but we won't punish you or sue you if you choose otherwise.
-</p>
-
-<hr />
-
-<h2>The Docs: FDL</h2>
-
-<p>The documentation shipped with the library and made available over the
- web, including the pages generated from source comments, are copyrighted
- by the Free Software Foundation, and placed under
- the <a href="COPYING.DOC">GNU Free Documentation License version 1.1</a>.
- There are no Front-Cover Texts, no Back-Cover Texts, and
- <!-- as far as I know -->
- no Invariant Sections.
-</p>
-
-<p>If you plan on making copies of the documentation, please let us know.
- We can probably offer suggestions.
-</p>
-
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-<hr />
-<p class="fineprint"><em>
-Comments and suggestions about this page are welcome, and may be sent to
-<a href="mailto:libstdc++@gcc.gnu.org">the libstdc++ mailing list</a>.
-Comments or questions about the licenses themselves are also welcome, and
-should be directed to the GCC list as descibed above.
-</em></p>
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