[llvm-dev] RFC #2: Improving license & patent issues in the LLVM community

[Chris Lattner via llvm-dev]

> On Sep 12, 2016, at 1:09 PM, Ed Schouten <ed at nuxi.nl> wrote:
> 
> Hi Chris,
> 
> 2016-09-12 19:58 GMT+02:00 Chris Lattner <clattner at llvm.org>:
>> You could use a fully proprietary compiler like Intel’s ICC and that would also be fine.
> 
> Got it. That's good to hear. What got me on the wrong track is the following:
> 
>> As an exception, if you use this Software to compile your source code [...]
> 
> I interpreted this as if 'this Software' has an active role, namely
> that it has to be the compiler itself. If I read your response
> correctly, this doesn't need to be the case. Any piece of software can
> be used for that purpose. It would have been a lot more clear for me
> if it said:
> 
>> As an exception, if this Software is compiled and/or linked together with your source code [...]
> 
> But I am not a laywer. :-)


Ah, I see what you’re saying.  Let me chat with a few folks and get back to you, thank you for pointing this out!

-Chris