[Python-Dev] MS VC 7 offer

[Gerhard Häring]

Greg Ewing wrote:
>>Specifically, mingw exploits a specific clause in the GPL which allows
>>dependencies on "components of the OS". MSVCRT qualifies here, but
>>MSVCR7 doesn't.
> 
> But surely any GPL issues with using mingw apply only
> to libraries that mingw *itself* depends on, and then
> only if one is redistributing a work derived from
> mingw -- not to anything *created* with mingw?

That's my interpretation of the GPL, as well.

-- Gerhard