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David Williams wrote: >As far as I understand LGPL license (having read it several times now) as a >minimum if the LGPL gdbstub code is included in a product of mine then I have >to make the source for the gdbstub and the object code available so that users >can modify the stub code and re-link with the supplied objects to create a new >"executable". Making these available is not really a problem for me. I assume >referring the user to a suitable web site (of mine) where such source and >objects would be available would be satisfactory. The problem for my users is >then that the "executable" as such needs to be written into flash memory. To do >this the user would have to pull apart the device and then connect two pins on >the PCB and then use some other software running on a PC (not normally supplied >to the user) to download and program the flash memory with the new image. This >is normally done as a factory proceedure. How far do I have to go to meet LGPL >requirements??? There was an on-line discussion about three years ago (unfortunately, I've forgotten where,exactly) that Stallman got involved with. His opinion seemed to be that once you've provided the appropriate source & object code, you've done what the license requires. If the software then needs to be installed in a ROM in the middle of an ASIC, that's the user's problem, not yours. If he voids the warranty by doing it, that's his problem, too. ------ Want more information? See the CrossGCC FAQ, http://www.objsw.com/CrossGCC/ Want to unsubscribe? Send a note to crossgcc-unsubscribe@sourceware.cygnus.com
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