Re: GCC 4.4.0 Status Report (2009-03-13)

[dominiq at lps dot ens dot fr (Dominique Dhumieres)]

On 23 Mar 2009, Ian Lance Taylor wrote:

> > Could someone at FSF, directly or through the SC, be kind enough to
> > explain in plain English for non-native speakers why it was so urgent
> > to disrupt the release process for a licence exception.
> 
> I don't think any of us know.  You would have to ask the FSF. They don't
> read this mailing list.
> 
> But, please don't ask.  At least not until this is all settled.  It will
> just delay the process of working it out.

Ian,

Thanks for the answer.  How can it be compatible with the following from:
http://www.fsf.org/news/2009-01-gcc-exception?

> BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA -- Tuesday, January 27, 2009 -- Today the Free
>                               ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> Software Foundation (FSF), together with the GCC Steering Committee and the
>                            ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> Software Freedom Law Center, announced the release of a new GCC Runtime
> Library Exception.  This license exception will allow the entire GCC
> codebase to be upgraded to GPLv3, and enable the development of a plugin
> framework for GCC.
> ...

Note that it is dated almost two months ago. What are we waiting for?
How can the GCC Steering Committee ignore what are the issues?

Dominique