Re: Installing gcc-3.2

[Ian Lance Taylor <iant at google dot com>]

"Dave Korn" <dave.korn@artimi.com> writes:

> On 23 July 2007 19:13, Ian Lance Taylor wrote:
> 
> > "Venkatesan Jeevanandam" <Venkatesan_Jeevanandam@mindtree.com> writes:
> > 
> >> DISCLAIMER:
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> >> privileged. 
> 
> > Please do not include this sort of disclaimer in messages sent to
> > mailing lists hosted at gcc.gnu.org.  They are against list policy as
> > described at http://gcc.gnu.org/lists.html.  If you can't remove the
> > disclaimers from your outgoing e-mail messages, I suggest using a free
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> 
>   That's the second time you've had to point this out to the exact same guy:
> http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc/2007-07/msg00390.html
> 
>   You may well be wasting your breath, as he gives every appearance of having
> completely ignored you.  

Thanks for noticing.

I'd like to strongly encourage contributors to the list to avoid
replying to e-mail which contain these disclaimers.  They give the
administrators of gcc.gnu.org a legal liability, since we do not
follow the directions in the disclaimer.  It's true that we would
almost certainly win a court case.  But it's also true that actually
defending a court case would be an enormous hassle and would require
finding donations to cover the legal costs.  As one of the
administrators of gcc.gnu.org, I would be personally affected.
Thanks.

Ian