Quad-float math library: licence question

[Steve Kargl]

On Fri, Aug 13, 2010 at 08:08:33AM -0700, Jerry DeLisle wrote:
> On 08/13/2010 07:23 AM, FX wrote:
> >
> >So, the question is: how do we manage this? I suppose because of the LGPL 
> >licence, direct integration into libgfortran is out of the question. I 
> >see three options :
> >
> >   -- ask the FSF (who owns the glibc, after all) to relicence this code 
> >   under the GPL + exception, so we can integrate everything into 
> >   libgfortran
> >   -- keep this as a separate package, and allow libgfortran to be 
> >   configured with it (this seems like a very wrong solution)
> >   -- have it inside libgfortran, but in a separate library, which is 
> >   linked in when quad-float support is requested; document the licence 
> >   difference in the manual
> >
> >I can proceed with any of the three, or any other option that the 
> >maintainers think is best. So, what do people think about this?
> >
> 
> First, I would ask FSF to at least get some foundation for whatever we do.
> 

I Agree with Jerry, here.  This seems like an issue that
the GCC steering committee should take up with FSF.

-- 
Steve