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Re: Berkeley Regex - was: fixincludes jumbo patch 2


  In message <386B9E0B.1DA22D0B@datadesign.com>you write:
  > > I don't think we want to fight that kind of battle right now.
  > 
  > OK.  When?  ;-)  Are there issues with the above copyright?
In general, RMS wants all code in GCC to be assigned to the FSF.  He is willing
to make exceptions when no alternative exists.

Alternatives do exist in this case (gnu-regex) and I won't have the time to
argue with RMS about the virtues of one regex package over another.

jeff


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