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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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