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Re: gpl version 3 and gcc
> So I gather that the FSF has some sort of property-rights transfer
> document that developers sign in order to make their patches FSF property?
Correct.
> Also, I'm assuming that licenses are not able to be grand-fathered to old
> versions, so I'm assuming gcc's pre-gpl3 will always remain at gpl2.
Correct.
> I'm sorry, but IMO this GPL change seems just a disaster waiting to
> happen. Unless GPL3 is non-controversial (which it sounds like it is
> not) it'll tear both your development team and your user community
> in half, as well as probably get rid of a large part of your
> corporate funding. Does anyone from the FSF read this list, and if
> so, what do they think about this line of argument?
As has been said before, the proper list to discuss licensing politics
is gnu.misc.discuss, not here. Neither GCC developers individually nor the
GCC SC has any input whatsoever on how the FSF licenses its software.