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Re: New GCC Runtime Library Exception
- From: Ian Lance Taylor <iant at google dot com>
- To: David Edelsohn <edelsohn at gnu dot org>
- Cc: <gcc at gcc dot gnu dot org>
- Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2009 13:18:00 -0800
- Subject: Re: New GCC Runtime Library Exception
- References: <E1LRsu8-0002FN-4G@fencepost.gnu.org>
David Edelsohn <edelsohn@gnu.org> writes:
> The GCC Steering Committee, along with the Free Software Foundation
> and the Software Freedom Law Center, is pleased to announce the release
> of a new GCC Runtime Library Exception.
>
> This license exception has been developed to allow various GCC
> libraries to upgrade to GPLv3. It will also enable the development
> of a plugin framework for GCC.
>
> The text of the exception is available at:
>
> http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gcc-exception.html
>
> We have also published a rationale document and FAQ to help users
> understand the exception better. It is avaliable at:
>
> http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gcc-exception-faq.html
I would like to publically thank the GCC steering committee for
pushing on this. It's been a long hard road. I think the end-result
looks pretty good.
Ian