Let's say a developer writes code in some new language, which he then sends to a server. That server takes the code he wrote and turns it into c++ code which is subsequently compiled. From there, that binary package is sent back to the developer for distribution. Does the GPL license allow this?
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Yes. The GNU compiler license allows you to do whatever you want with the code you're compiling and the resulting binary.
e-t172
2009-10-03 17:56:18
OT, but note that a more restrictive license like the AGPL also obliges to redistribute the source when the modified binary is used over a network.
Pierre Bourdon
2009-10-03 17:58:31
@delroth, OP isn't modifying the (GPL'd) compiler, so I don't think that would apply even if G++ was under the AGPL. Am I missing something?
strager
2009-10-03 18:18:42