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Re: RFA: Fix bootstrap/45888


* Joern Rennecke wrote on Thu, Nov 25, 2010 at 12:59:41PM CET:
> Quoting Richard Guenther:
> 
> >Can we please instead remove this bullshit^W*** thing of license
> >checking rule?
> 
> I would love to.  But you'd have to talk to the FSF about allowing
> to re-license GPLed documentation under the GFDL, or somehow make
> these two licenses compatible.

But can we decouple the resolution of legal issues from build system
hassles?  IOW, is it legally necessary to let 'make' fail or would it
alternatively be sufficient if somebody or some lower-profile regression
check ensured that we are in the clear?

Thanks,
Ralf


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