BFD: GPL or LGPL

[Richard Earnshaw]

> Hi,
> I was wondering about the license for BFD. Is it GPL or LGPL? That is, can I
> write (and distribute) a proprietary program that uses libbfd?
> 
> (source files have a GPL header, but README doesnot mention any.)
> 
> Thanks,
> Harshad
> 
> PS. Pls CC to me, as I am currently not on the list.

The BFD is GPL -- see the file bfd/COPYING for details.  It may only be 
linked to programmes to which the source code is released under a 
GPL-compatible terms.

R.