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Re: cp/inc licensing


>>>>> "Jeffrey" == Jeffrey A Law <law@cygnus.com> writes:

[RMS -- there are some run-time header files that ship with G++ that
        have no license block at the top.  They simply say:

// Copyright (C) 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000 Free Software Foundation

but do not say anything about the GPL or any other license.]

    Jeffrey> I don't remember if it's been answered already, but these
    Jeffrey> should have a copyright similar to the one found in
    Jeffrey> libgcc2.c.

Sounds like consensus to me.  I think the best thing would actually be
to apply the libstdc++-v3 copyright exception:

  // As a special exception, you may use this file as part of a free software
  // library without restriction.  Specifically, if other files instantiate
  // templates or use macros or inline functions from this file, or you compile
  // this file and link it with other files to produce an executable, this
  // file does not by itself cause the resulting executable to be covered by
  // the GNU General Public License.  This exception does not however
  // invalidate any other reasons why the executable file might be covered by
  // the GNU General Public License.

which is similar, but I believe more appropriate for C++.

May I add this to the top of the cp/inc files?  Or, do we need FSF
legal counsel to approve doing so?
  
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Mark Mitchell                   mark@codesourcery.com
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