something about licensing!!!

[estan113]

Greeting all Linuxer!!

I just want to know some licensing problem about GPL.
My question is, if my program (not derive from any GPLv2 program) is using GCC to compile and run under Linux, izzit my program will automatically cover by GPLv2?
Can I use other license to my program / is that possible to become a proprietary software.

[unchiujar]

The GPL only covers the GCC compiler not the code compiled by it.
A similar issue was raised by someone on Slashdot. It might answer your question better
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[techieMoe]

Greeting all Linuxer!!

I just want to know some licensing problem about GPL.
My question is, if my program (not derive from any GPLv2 program) is using GCC to compile and run under Linux, izzit my program will automatically cover by GPLv2?

Just because you compile a program using a GPL-licensed compiler doesn't in any way force your program to be released under the GPL. You, as the original author of the work, have the freedom to release (or not release) your software under any license or licenses you choose.

You are for instance allowed to release the same program under both the GPL and your own proprietary license if you like, or license the first version under the GPL and the next version under something else.

As the original author of a work, you may distribute it however you wish.

Can I use other license to my program / is that possible to become a proprietary software.

If you want to license your program under a proprietary license, you can. It would then become proprietary software.

Please note that I am not a copyright lawyer, but I have released software of my own under the GPL. The GNU C Compiler does not automatically "infect" software you compile with it to use the GPL license.

[d38dm8nw81k1ng]

no, the GPL only covers distribution of the program that you just had licensed to you. basically, in the case of GCC, you can use it and then sell your code because you're not distributing GCC, only your own code.