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by wmf 247 days ago
you only need to worry about GPLv3 if you are modifying gcc in source and building it and distributing that.

That's the context here. If you build a new compiler based on GCC, GPL applies to you. If you build a new compiler based on LLVM it doesn't.
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fsckboy 247 days ago
the context here doesn't actually specify whether we are talking about companies using llvm sources to create proprietary compilers (or maybe integrated with a proprietary IDE) or using llvm to quickly bootstrap and craft a compiler for a new processor, new language, etc., where they will distribute the source to the compiler anyway

but such a compiler or IDE would not GPLv3 infect it's users' target sources and binaries.

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int_19h 247 days ago
The main problem with GPLv3 specifically from the perspective of various commercial vendors is the patent clause.
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