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Re: Why not contribute? (to GCC)
> That web page is everything that there is. I am aware that this is not as
> legally air-tight as the FSF disclaimer, but empirically many companies
> seem to have no problem with it.
There's nothing to have a problem WITH! No assignment has taken place.
The statement on the web has no legal significance whatsoever. Unless
the company SIGNS something, they still own the copyright on the code
and can, at any time, decide they don't want it distributed.