Chrome now uses clang for production builds on Linux

Re:Chrome now uses clang for production builds on Linux by air on Monday November 17, 2014 @02:37PM (#8620004)

As an end user:

I can combine GPLv2 (eg. linux kernel) and BSD licensed code, and distribute it.

I can combine GPLv3 and BSD licensed code, and distribute it.

I cannot combine GPLv2 and GPLv3 licensed code, and distribute it.

As an end user, I like BSD licensed code more.

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Re:Chrome now uses clang for production builds on Linux by jimktrains2 on Monday November 17, 2014 @03:16PM (#8620253)

Except the BSD licensed code may not be available for you to distribute or play with; that's the crux of the issue.

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Re:Chrome now uses clang for production builds on Linux by bronson on Monday November 17, 2014 @06:41PM (#8621529)

That's true of GPL code too... If my project is GPLv2, then GPLv3 code is not available to distribute or play with.

Personally I'm happy for people to use and modify the code I've given away, even if they don't choose to give back their changes.

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Re:Chrome now uses clang for production builds on Linux by jimktrains2 on Monday November 17, 2014 @09:42PM (#8622113)

We're talking about 2 different issues. If your project is GPL anyone using it could/should be able to get the source. With a BSD project that is not necessarily true.

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Re:Chrome now uses clang for production builds on Linux by bronson on Tuesday November 18, 2014 @04:23PM (#8626441)

In theory you could see it, but you couldn't think about it or use it -- you need to follow clean room rules.

It's two sides of the same issue: either way, the code is not available to you.

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Re:Chrome now uses clang for production builds on Linux by jimktrains2 on Wednesday November 19, 2014 @07:44AM (#8629662)

We're still not talking about the same thing. I'm talking about the project you're using and need source for. You're talking about using other projects in another.

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Re:Chrome now uses clang for production builds on Linux by bronson on Thursday November 20, 2014 @02:27PM (#8637561)

We're not? It sounds like we are... If the project that you're using and need source for is GPLv2, and the code you want to use is GPLv3, then you cannot use it (and it might not be good idea to even look at it -- depends on how litigious that other project is)

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