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Re: Quad-float math library: licence question
On Sat, 14 Aug 2010, Toon Moene wrote:
>>> glibc isn't the libc on many supported OS's, e.g.,
>>> FreeBSd, NetBSD, OpenBSD, Solaris, ...
> Yes, this is an excellent argument from Steve, which will then be
> ignored because the FSF (at least, RMS) maintains that the GNU project
> is about developing a *system*, not just individual parts that can be
> used as building blocks (e.g., on the various BSD variants).
Yes, except that GCC and other GNU software _is_ supposed to support
other platforms and...
> Well, I tried to defend gfortran having its own run-time library (as
> most other compilers have) and have full control over it - but alas, I
> never got very far with that argument in the discussion about Richard
> Guenther's contribution, either.
...I see this question as a technical one. If the GNU Fortran maintainers
feel they need such a library for technical reasons, it it does not impact
the GNU project negatively, just go for it.
(Otherwise, libiberty should be removed immediately, and I think nobody
is seriously going to suggest that!)
One option is to make this part of an existing library with an existing
license exception. If it needs to be a new library, I suggest you go
for it and raise the case.
Gerald