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Re: [libmudflap] splay tree forking


"Frank Ch. Eigler" <fche@redhat.com> writes:

> --- ../libiberty/splay-tree.c	2004-06-28 14:41:45.000000000 -0400
> +++ ./splay-tree.c	2004-06-29 15:45:34.000000000 -0400
> @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
>  /* A splay-tree datatype.  
> -   Copyright (C) 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
> +   Copyright (C) 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
>     Contributed by Mark Mitchell (mark@markmitchell.com).
> +   Adapted for libmudflap from libiberty.
>  
>  This file is part of GNU CC.
>     
> @@ -9,6 +10,15 @@
>  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
>  any later version.
>  
> +In addition to the permissions in the GNU General Public License, the
> +Free Software Foundation gives you unlimited permission to link the
> +compiled version of this file into combinations with other programs,
> +and to distribute those combinations without any restriction coming
> +from the use of this file.  (The General Public License restrictions
> +do apply in other respects; for example, they cover modification of
> +the file, and distribution when not linked into a combine
> +executable.)
> +
>  GNU CC is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
>  WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
>  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU


The new copy of splay-tree.c is clearly a derived work of the original
copy of splay-tree.c.  It's not obvious that you are permitted to
change the license in this manner without obtaining the approval of
the copyright holder, namely the FSF.

Ian


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