Chapter 1. Sourcery G++ Lite Licenses
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## Chapter 1. Sourcery G++ Lite Licenses

Abstract

Sourcery G++ Lite contains software provided under a variety of licenses. Some components are "free" or "open source" software, while other components are proprietary. This chapter explains what licenses apply to your use of Sourcery G++ Lite. You should read this chapter to understand your legal rights and obligations as a user of Sourcery G++ Lite.

## Licenses for Sourcery G++ Lite Components

The table below lists the major components of Sourcery G++ Lite for MIPS ELF and the license terms which apply to each of these components.

Some free or open-source components provide documentation or other files under terms different from those shown below. For definitive information about the license that applies to each component, consult the source package corresponding to this release of Sourcery G++ Lite. Sourcery G++ Lite may contain free or open-source components not included in the list below; for a definitive list, consult the source package corresponding to this release of Sourcery G++ Lite.

Table 1.1. Software Licenses

Component | License
--- | ---
GNU Binary Utilities | GNU General Public License 3.0
GNU Compiler Collection | GNU General Public License 3.0
GNU Debugger | GNU General Public License 3.0
SDE C Library | BSD License
SDE MDI Library | BSD License
GNU Make | GNU General Public License 2.0
GNU Core Utilities | GNU General Public License 2.0

The CodeSourcery License is available in the section called “Sourcery G++™ Software License Agreement”.

### Important

Although some of the licenses that apply to Sourcery G++ Lite are "free software" or "open source software" licenses, none of these licenses impose any obligation on you to reveal the source code of applications you build with Sourcery G++ Lite. You can develop proprietary applications and libraries with Sourcery G++ Lite.

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