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Re: Name of front-end

From: Robert Dewar <dewar at gnat dot com>
To: Victor Maurice Faubert <vicmf at pop3 dot concentric dot net>
Cc: gcc at gcc dot gnu dot org
Date: Tue, 09 Dec 2003 09:34:12 -0500
Subject: Re: Name of front-end
References: <1070947232.17483.ezmlm@gcc.gnu.org> <p06002000bbfb82e8b9b8@[66.236.160.58]>

I'm not a lawyer, but I'd point out that an ANSI standard for PL/I exists
(ANSI X3.53-1976) and that non-IBM compilers for the language exist(ed),
e.g., VAX.  IBM contributed to the ANSI standard which, from a quick
skimming of its introductory text, contains no information that the name
is trademarked or is used with IBM's approval.  That prior practice would
indicate that PL/I is in the public domain as the name of programming
language.

Exactly ...

References:
- Re: Name of front-end
  - From: Victor Maurice Faubert

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