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Re: [v3] Re: libstdc++ license

To: Phil Edwards <pedwards at disaster dot jaj dot com>
Subject: Re: [v3] Re: libstdc++ license
From: Jason Merrill <jason_merrill at redhat dot com>
Date: 22 Jun 2001 20:59:15 +0100
Cc: Mark Mitchell <mark at codesourcery dot com>, "gcc-patches at gcc dot gnu dot org" <gcc-patches at gcc dot gnu dot org>, "libstdc++ at gcc dot gnu dot org" <libstdc++ at gcc dot gnu dot org>
References: <20010621174703.A12221@disaster.jaj.com><390300000.993234188@localhost.localdomain><20010622143706.A17292@disaster.jaj.com>

>>>>> "Phil" == Phil Edwards <pedwards@disaster.jaj.com> writes:

> Ah... heh heh... they were also illegal, or at least in very poor taste.

> Many of the files were already under SGI's and HP's copyright.  Can't
> change those.

Well, we can.  The HP/SGI license does not preclude us from putting our
modified versions under the GPL any more than it precludes people from
using the STL in non-free code.

I agree that we probably don't want to do so, but we could.

Jason

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