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Re: Beyond GCC 3.0
- To: jsm28 at cam dot ac dot uk (Joseph S. Myers)
- Subject: Re: Beyond GCC 3.0
- From: Joe Buck <jbuck at synopsys dot COM>
- Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2001 15:23:06 -0700 (PDT)
- Cc: jbuck at synopsys dot com (Joe Buck), mark at codesourcery dot com (Mark Mitchell), gcc at gcc dot gnu dot org (gcc at gcc dot gnu dot org)
> , I thought that at least IBM had a special assignment/disclaimer version
> which made a much more restricted patent grant (for any patents
> implemented in the specific changes from IBM, or something like that).
Yes, IBM got a special deal. RMS says he's not willing to give that deal
to anyone else, though, he thinks he went too far to get agreement.