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Re: RFH: GPLv3

From: David Edelsohn <dje at watson dot ibm dot com>
To: "Doug Gregor" <doug dot gregor at gmail dot com>
Cc: "Basile STARYNKEVITCH" <basile at starynkevitch dot net>, "Mark Mitchell" <mark at codesourcery dot com>, GCC <gcc at gcc dot gnu dot org>
Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2007 10:34:38 -0400
Subject: Re: RFH: GPLv3
References: <4695B50B.6050108@codesourcery.com> <469623AA.3010903@starynkevitch.net> <24b520d20707120729m1f6f6586meede49a8e830ae84@mail.gmail.com>

>>>>> Doug Gregor writes:

Doug> Could we ask the SC to reconsider the change in the GCC major version
Doug> numbering for GPLv3? Or, at the very least, explain why it is
Doug> important to change the major version number for a mere license
Doug> change?

	To avoid confusion among GCC users who do not expect a bug fix
release to introuduce a new license.

David

Follow-Ups:
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  - From: Ian Lance Taylor
- Re: RFH: GPLv3
  - From: Doug Gregor
- Re: RFH: GPLv3
  - From: Gabriel Dos Reis

References:
- RFH: GPLv3
  - From: Mark Mitchell
- Re: RFH: GPLv3
  - From: Basile STARYNKEVITCH
- Re: RFH: GPLv3
  - From: Doug Gregor

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