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Re: SGI releases IA64 C C++ and F90 compiler under GPL
- To: jbuck at racerx dot synopsys dot com (Joe Buck)
- Subject: Re: SGI releases IA64 C C++ and F90 compiler under GPL
- From: Joe Buck <jbuck at racerx dot synopsys dot com>
- Date: Sun, 21 May 2000 22:46:10 -0700 (PDT)
- Cc: torvalds at transmeta dot com (Linus Torvalds), law at cygnus dot com (Jeffrey A Law), pthomas at suse dot de, gcc at gcc dot gnu dot org
Following up myself: I wrote:
> Now, of course, the FSF could decide it's safe to have SGI as a co-owner.
> But what about UCITA? This appears to allow SGI to revoke their word
> and take their code proprietary at any time in the future, and require
> everyone who has a copy to delete it! SGI's current management likes
> free software/open source. What if they have a few bad quarters and get
> booted? You can never trust a corporation's word if you don't have a
> binding legal contract, because even if the CEO is an honest guy, he's
> subject to removal at any time.
Someone will now ask why you can trust the FSF. The answer is similar:
the FSF signs a binding legal contract with the contributor.