Thursday, July 30, 2009

Is the C language something proprietary? [Free & Open source & GPL related question]?

So is there a problem using proprietary or commercial packages to create free and open source software (FOSS)? Linux was created using the C-language!

Is the C language something proprietary? [Free %26amp; Open source %26amp; GPL related question]?
%26gt;%26gt; Is the C language something proprietary?





No. It's an open standard.





%26gt;%26gt; So is there a problem using proprietary or commercial packages to create free and open source software (FOSS)?





There's a potential for trouble depending on the package at hand. This statement is obviously an oversimplification.


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