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We really can't give you legal advice on licensing; we can just tell you what the licensing is.
However, you might find the Q&A portion following the actual license text at http://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/libstdc++/17_intro/license.html helpful. I note that there the FSF says: "Hopefully that text is self-explanatory. If it isn't, you need to speak to your lawyer, or the Free Software Foundation.
Q: So any program which uses libstdc++ falls under the
GPL?
A: No. The special exception permits use of
the library in proprietary applications."
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Well, legal advice is one thing, and I understand that nobody here can provide any kind legal counseling,but I'd be interested in what the original intention behind the choice was. Are we supposed to use the open source version of TBB in commercial applications, even if we need to modify the original code?
Thanks!
Claus
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