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GPL with linking exception?

Guillaume Yziquel
- Dario Teixeira
  - Guillaume Yziquel
    - Dario Teixeira
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        Stefano Zacchiroli
        
        Guillaume Yziquel
        
        Stefano Zacchiroli

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From:	Stefano Zacchiroli <zack@u...>
Subject:	Re: [Caml-list] GPL with linking exception?

On Sun, Jan 17, 2010 at 05:47:10PM +0100, Guillaume Yziquel wrote:
> Well, you create a bytecode executable under GPL. You therefore
> include the OCaml bytecode runtime.

Uh? Why "therefore"?

If you just distribute the bytecode (no -custom compilation involved),
you will be not distributing the OCaml runtime with it, just your own
program compiled to bytecode.

Cheers.

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