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Re: Copyright assignments and java/libgcj.
- From: Tom Tromey <tromey at redhat dot com>
- To: Joe Buck <Joe dot Buck at synopsys dot COM>
- Cc: David Daney <ddaney at avtrex dot com>, java-patches at gcc dot gnu dot org, java at gcc dot gnu dot org, gcc at gcc dot gnu dot org
- Date: 28 Jul 2005 17:30:35 -0600
- Subject: Re: Copyright assignments and java/libgcj.
- References: <42E92F46.3080402@avtrex.com> <20050728223313.GA9760@synopsys.com>
- Reply-to: tromey at redhat dot com
>>>>> "Joe" == Joe Buck <Joe.Buck@synopsys.COM> writes:
Joe> Cool; does this mean that the amount of code built by a gcc bootstrap
Joe> will decrease? Or will the combined libgjc/Classpath code still be all
Joe> included in the gcc distribution.
It will all still be in there. It is just a difference in how we
maintain it.
>> The consensus from the gcj IRC seems to be that a copyright assignment
>> for Classpath is now necessary for contributions to the parts of libgcj
>> that are maintained by Classpath. This also means that said patches
>> should be checked into Classpath's CVS instead of GCC's
Joe> The authority on such issues is with the FSF, of course.
A special exception would be nice, if possible.
Tom