Re: New GCC Runtime Library Exception

[Gerald Pfeifer <gerald at pfeifer dot com>]

On Wed, 28 Jan 2009, Mark Mitchell wrote:
> Joseph S. Myers wrote:
>> Will the transition to use GPLv3+exception need to be made on release 
>> branches before any more releases are made from them (so that if anyone 
>> should volunteer to the SC to make any further 4.2 releases, before the 
>> point at which I propose to close 4.2 branch in the absence of such a 
>> volunteer, they will need to ensure the transition patch is backported)?
> We should just update the licenses on the trunk.  The change from GPLv2
> to GPLv3 in the midst of the 4.2.x release cycle was confusing to
> people.  I see no reason to do that again.

This matches my understanding as well.  I do believe that GCC 4.4 should 
be released with this new license; does this match your understanding?

Gerald