From: Alan Cox (iiitac@swan.pyr)
Date: 04/21/93 

From: iiitac@swan.pyr (Alan Cox)
Subject: Re: Linux libraries and GPL?
Date: Wed, 21 Apr 1993 16:57:08 GMT

I queried this issue of libraries. The system libraries are a mix of freebie
and GLPL with the exception of things like bison - use yacc instead (sigh).
I was told:

        You need to either distribute or make available a copy of the program
        in a linkable form. The compiler output is not gnu licensed, but any
        bound libraries may be - depending on the library. If you ship the
        program as a single ready to link module then that is fine - effectively
        people can relink it against their shared library set - which is good
        anyway
        
Alan