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Re: apple blocks extension
Mark Mitchell <mark@codesourcery.com> writes:
> Ian Lance Taylor wrote:
>
>> programs. So it seems to me that any changes that Apple makes to gcc
>> (or gdb, emacs, etc.) can simply be brought over by any interested
>> party.
>
> I'd certainly check with the FSF before betting on that. ISTR that some
> copyright assignments have a "contribution" step; simple publication may
> not be sufficient.
True, though Apple's entry in the copyright file says "assigns past and
future changes" (I checked before the above e-mail). Certainly checking
with the FSF is a good idea.
Ian