Hi Carsten, So if I wrote a Windows11 application and gave it a GPLv3 licensing and included the header file "windows.h", it and all it's nested includes would now be GPLv3 and Microsoft is forced to release it's source code with any distribution. How long do you think it would take before Microsoft police would show up at my door? I am sure Linus (Linux creator) knew this as well.
Again intended as a friendly exchange, Regards, John S On Wed, Feb 11, 2026 at 3:51 AM Carsten Strotmann via Amforth-devel < [email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > On 11 Feb 2026, at 9:32, John Sarabacha wrote: > > > dedicatedcomputer.ca/test > > Please examine the license terms on riscv_pal.h > > I'm not a lawyer, but in my experience with these kinds of questions, > "riscv_pal.h" is clearly part of the final product, included into > "dict_prims.c", which is "Licensing Compatible with AmForth (GPL3)", which > equals GPLv3, so "riscv_pal.h" must also be licensed under GPLv3. > > > If I supply this file it doesn't mean I give up my rights under this > > license. > > Well, from the nature of the license and the nature of the code, you've > placed the code in "riscv_pal.h" under GPLv3. > > > Sometimes this freeness is not always on equal terms. Some will take > > advantage. > > Yes, and that is why people choose GPLv3 to prevent that people take > advantage. > > Greetings > > Carsten > > > _______________________________________________ > Amforth-devel mailing list for http://amforth.sf.net/ > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/amforth-devel > _______________________________________________ Amforth-devel mailing list for http://amforth.sf.net/ [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/amforth-devel
