Re: g95 versus gfortran

On Apr 12, 8:56 am, "FX" <coud...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On the other hand, if everybody bought a Linux box and only used the
free version, people who bought the Windows version would no longer be
subsidizing its development and how long would it be around then?

For both Windows and Linux, it's not available gratis for commercial use.
Given that the Intel definition of commercial use is rather broad (which
is OK to me, but not universally understood AFAICT), I think not so many
people actually use their compiler under the non commercial licencing.
(According tohttp://www.intel.com/cd/software/products/asmo-na/eng/219692.htm,
commercial use includes teaching and academic research)

PS: there's also a point in the above page that asks: "If I use the
non-commercial product to build my product, can I open source it?" It
does not provide an answer, but merely a link to a GPL FAQ. I've read the
FAQ, and could not determine what the answer to the question is. Can
someone help me understand this? and yes, I know that NHIAL (noone here
is a lawyer), so you can skip the disclaimer part in your answer :)

Quoting the Intel site,

"Q. If I use the non-commercial product to build my product, can I
open source it?
A. The FAQ for GNU GPL has information related to this question.
Please refer to the GNU website "Frequently Asked Questions about the
GNU GPL" at: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html For further
clarification, please contact the Free Software Foundation at: <snip>

Q. I'm developing a product that I provide for free. However, I do
charge for supporting this product. Can I use the noncommercial
products for developing this product?
A. No. Even though the product you develop is free, it is part of an
overall commercial offering."

The first question makes little sense as written. Using the Intel
compiler does not give them rights over your source code, and the
Intel compiler is not GPL'ed anyway. I think the question is whether
one can distribute executables created with a compiler under a non-
commercial license. Looking at the second question and answer, I think
the answer to this is yes, as long as one is not compensated for
distributing or supporting the program.

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