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Re:Essence – An Operating System by IfOnlyYouKnew on Tuesday August 10, 2021 @08:50PM (#28136638)
I may be missing something, but it seems they are distributing a ported/patched GCC, which is GPL-licensed, under the MIT license?
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Re:Essence – An Operating System by Anunayj on Tuesday August 10, 2021 @11:16PM (#28137530)
When you run the .start.sh file, You're greeted with this message:

    This project also include the work of other projects.
    All trademarks are registered trademarks of their respective owners.

    They licenses may be found in the following files:
            - util/nanosvg.h
            - shared/stb_image.h, shared/stb_sprintf.h, shared/stb_ds.h and util/stb_truetype.h
            - res/Fonts/Hack License.txt, res/Fonts/Inter License.txt
            - res/Icons/elementary Icons License.txt
            - res/Media/Licenses.txt
            - Ported applications have their licenses in their respective folders.
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Re:Essence – An Operating System by cxr on Wednesday August 11, 2021 @03:07AM (#28138974)
It's not clear where the allegation "distributing a ported/patched GCC[...] under the MIT license" even comes from. That same notice appears in the file LICENSE.md (not that it would matter much even if it didn't).
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