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To add another example to this method, how was Apple distributing XCode which was proprietary but which was making use of gdb and other gpl licensed components under the hood to work?

user300122
– user300122

2018-03-18 15:18:26 +00:00
Commented Mar 18, 2018 at 15:18
I am not an Apple user, but if I had to guess, I think the GPL license was one of the reasons why Apple switched to lldb and clang, which have a way less restrictive license. However, this is a legal question, and IANAL.

Doc Brown
– Doc Brown

2019-01-28 17:11:08 +00:00
Commented Jan 28, 2019 at 17:11

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